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Sunday, January 1. 2023

2023 will be a good year for hikes


I hope so, anyway. Mrs. has already planned good ones in New Mexico. I hiked in the Four Corners decades ago, and plenty in Montana. What I do not enjoy is getting lost in wilderness with no cell. No more...must be getting older.


I'm hopeful that we'll find another good NYC urban hike this year, but where to, exactly? I'll leave that to Bulldog.


Anyway, after 12 miles of hiking in the wild parts of Provence, and thinking you have arrived only to find that you have another 4 miles over a mountain to get back to your village, it is just toughing it out. But then, finally, you throw down your daypack and have a French beer or two and maybe a smoke. Feels good.



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I Suppose after a French beer and cigarette (Gitane blanc?) you pee and wheeze back to your car!

Happy New Year!
#1 Apple Pie on 2023-01-01 12:49 (Reply)
Or two? Surely that's not enough.
#2 Fred Z on 2023-01-01 17:10 (Reply)
Mesa Verde? Some good hikes and some great things to see there.
#3 OneGuy on 2023-01-01 17:18 (Reply)
I've lived in Santa Fe and nearby about 35 years. Definitely visit Colorado and Mesa Verde. The drive from Durango to Silverton to Ouray is breathtaking, quite literally. If the Mrs. is squeamish about death defying heights then you might check in with her beforehand, but that is one of the most splendid drives in North America.
#4 Tom Hyland (Link) on 2023-01-01 17:31 (Reply)
It's me who hates heights. Heights with no trees, and cliffs.
#4.1 Bird Dog on 2023-01-02 10:48 (Reply)
Okay then forget taking that drive. There's no metal side rails on that highway, just sheer drop off, because the snowplows gotta shove it all off the side and can't do it with rails in the way.
#4.1.1 Tom Hyland on 2023-01-02 21:37 (Reply)
"2023 will be a good year for hikes"

Just ask Joe Biden and the IRS.
#5 Aggie on 2023-01-01 17:49 (Reply)
“What I do not enjoy is getting lost in wilderness with no cell.“


https://discover.garmin.com/en-US/inreach/personal/
#6 Cliff on 2023-01-02 08:43 (Reply)

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