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When the masses head back to the bar or Legoland or wherever, I’m hoping to see hikers who loves the panoramic vistas of places like the Neversink River Valley as much as I do.
When the masses head back to the bar or Legoland or wherever, I’m hoping to see hikers who loves the panoramic vistas of places like the Neversink River Valley as much as I do. ( Pamela Chergotis)

Magical micro-friendships

I can’t wait for the day when everybody is back swarming bars, packing into restaurants and queuing up at carnival rides....

Day Tripper
05 Mar 2021 | 10:05
An Angel on Mahackamack Trail in Watershed Park, Port Jervis, N.Y.
An Angel on Mahackamack Trail in Watershed Park, Port Jervis, N.Y. ( Pamela Chergotis)

Art, unexpected

Out of a sense of obligation, Tom and I visited the Rijksmuseum on a trip to Amsterdam about ten years ago. I realize now...

Day Tripper
07 Dec 2020 | 12:31
Long Path, the view from Vroman’s Nose
Long Path, the view from Vroman’s Nose ( Pamela Chergotis)

There goes my heart

This has been a time of questioning assumptions. A person who seems healthy might be shedding a deadly virus. A strong economy...

Day Tripper
30 Sep 2020 | 10:49
A pink lady’s slipper orchid, the first the writer had seen in years.
A pink lady’s slipper orchid, the first the writer had seen in years. ( Pamela Chergotis)

Homo frigging sapiens

In the early days of the pandemic, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy was peeved. Newbie hikers were slipping out of quarantine...

Day Tripper
08 Jun 2020 | 11:42
A few of my favorite things

A few of my favorite things

When I was young, I occupied my free time in ways I’ve since questioned. If I had it to do over again, would I spend so many...

Day Tripper
27 Mar 2020 | 05:40
Temporary friends

Temporary friends

We dreaded what we might find at the Smiley Carriageway. The last time we attempted to hike it, this once-familiar trail...

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