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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Tag Archives: White Mountain
Astray Again on White Mountain II
(. . .continued from Astray Again on White Mountain I) Late afternoon view looking east from White Mountain. “The general rules of life clearly state that if you’re ready for something, it won’t happen and if you ain’t ready, it … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Non-fiction, Photos, Pics, Sunsets, White Mountain, Writing
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Astray Again on White Mountain
White Mountain on the far right. It had been almost twenty years since I last made the short hike from Gibraltar Road to White Mountain. A couple of friends and I hiked up to its rocky crags for an afternoon … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Non-fiction, Photos, Pics, Tales, White Mountain, Writing
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