Tag Archives: hiking

defacing respect

Posted on July 14, 2020 by thelostkerryman

if my father had ever caught me spray painting a statue, a picnic table, or even a rock, i would have been punished, and humbled…reminding me of how small i was on this grand sphere we call earth. and that … Continue reading →

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between a rock and a hard place

Posted on November 7, 2016 by thelostkerryman

how does…a series…well, maybe it was three, no four…times of nightly trips to the cupboard to eat peanut butter….only by the spoonful…effect a wee walk on the wild side? throaty breathing and slight dizziness….have I walked too far for the state … Continue reading →

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a time for every season under heaven

Posted on October 5, 2014 by thelostkerryman

autumn is settling in…

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No turning back

Posted on July 16, 2014 by thelostkerryman

where coal trucks once rumbled, the land resembles more jungle than park…and the trail underfoot dusty- the gravel gone and only stripped, bare earth remaining beneath your feet. but it is not a lone trail…birds hiding in the bush sing … Continue reading →

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midwestern dreams

Posted on July 6, 2014 by thelostkerryman

open. sky, grassland, a pond, the dusty trail beneath your feet. nobody’s land; at least, it feels like nobody’s land. maybe the birds. they fly around, their flittering like visiting neighbors. but maybe not. all you see is opened before … Continue reading →

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a walk by the river

Posted on June 14, 2014 by thelostkerryman

out this morning for a walk in the high mountains…with this beside me as I went. 

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a slice of life on a cloudy spring day

Posted on May 11, 2014 by thelostkerryman

it wasn’t sunny…but this snake found a spot by the creek bank to soak up the fragrant air of a cloudy spring day.  …a snake’s view of the creek and scenery below… and on another part of the trail, a … Continue reading →

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walking across america

Posted on April 13, 2014 by thelostkerryman

Aubrey Benmark started out from Brooklyn, New York, on Saint Patrick’s Day, and crossed the bridge over Blennerhassett Island into Ohio today. I saw her this morning, but did not know it- she crossed the highway with some kind of … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on March 28, 2014 by thelostkerryman

when nature presents herself, naked and unafraid, in the cool winds of a lingering winter…the quiet in the woods sinks down into the very dust, and i am left with more wondering than wandering to do. she is brazen, but … Continue reading →

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a hike back into history

Posted on January 26, 2014 by thelostkerryman

if you are like so many people in North America, you are tired of the bitter cold. So- I decided to take you back to a short hike I did one day into the woods near a historic late 1800’s/early … Continue reading →

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