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  • American Graffiti on the John P. Saylor Trail

    “You coming to the party?” he asked.  I turned around on the trail and noticed a guy about my age.  He was holding a scrub brush in his hand.  “No?” I replied sheepishly.  “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” I didn’t have much time to say anything else as he smiled at me…

    Evan

    September 28, 2020
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  • Lord of the Rings (Reviewing N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy)

    Note: This is a review of N. K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth series. While I avoid overt plot points and specific spoilers, it’s impossible to write a review like this without delving into the dynamics of this work of art. I very much enjoyed reading the series — even in 2020, a couple years after…

    Evan

    September 21, 2020
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  • The Loyalsock Trail: Ahab Gets His 60-Mile Trail

    The Loyalsock Trail:  Ahab Gets His 60-Mile Trail

    Prelude. Ten Years Ago, My White Whale July 2010. One of my early backpacking outings was a trip to hike the 60-mile Loyalsock Trail with a crew led by hiking guru Doug (who, as a side note, is as accomplished on the trail as he is a witty mensch in personality, though now out in…

    Evan

    September 9, 2020
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  • Processing Privilege, Determining Action (Reviewing Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns)

    Once I picked up and started to read Isabel Wilkerson‘s The Warmth of Other Suns I put down all other books. It’s difficult to describe the particular power of this book’s information, story, history, research, and writing. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read. I wish I had read it years ago. I wish everyone read…

    Evan

    August 13, 2020
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  • What I’m Reading, July 27 – August 2

    Inevitably, this “What I’m Reading” update turns into a review of what I actually just finished. So be it. I finished two memorable books this week. N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season is an astounding work of sci-fi/fantasy that I’m ashamed took me this long to start reading. Jemisin is a generational talent and I’m…

    Evan

    July 28, 2020
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  • The LHHT: Four Days, 70 Miles, Several Beers, and One Wilderness First Aid Evac on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

    Day One:  5 Night Miles to the Decker Shelter and 19 Miles to Rt. 30/Walat’s When Claudio hit me up to join him on a complete hike of the 70-mile Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (LHHT), I smiled. Just like him, I had the LHHT on my list of must-hike Pennsylvania trails. I had also been…

    Evan

    July 20, 2020
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  • Trip Prep for the 70-Mile Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

    I don’t usually spend a lot of time planning gear and food for a three-four day trip because my gear list is pretty set and dependable. I want to get the weight and selection right on this, though. Usually summer trips in the mid-Atlantic are straightforward and this one, 70+ miles in Pennsylvania on the…

    Evan

    July 13, 2020
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  • What I’m Reading, July 5 – July 11

    While I haven’t been updating this feature weekly, I certainly have been keeping up my reading! I won’t lie, it’s been a real positive aspect to the COVID-19 era for me. Combined with going through the New Yorker weekly, the Atlantic monthly, and the newspaper daily, reading the written word on real paper has meant…

    Evan

    July 7, 2020
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  • Protected: Musings For Me, Tuesday, July 7.

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

    Evan

    July 7, 2020
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  • DC UL Backpacking Trip Report By Yours Truly

    This was a fun trip to plan.  Sharon, Karan, and I looked closely at maps of the Mid State Trail (MST) and Standing Stone Trail (SST) confluence in Rothrock State Forest a few weeks back and designed a loop with no car-shuttling required to make for an epic little return to one of our favorite hiking areas of Pennsylvania. …

    Evan

    June 27, 2020
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