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The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. (*See T.H. Eliot, "The Hollow Men") September 2016 I was no longer in doubt that I had a fever when I woke the next morning in the … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. September 2016 Remembering my chilly, skunky stay under the gazebo in Chet's back yard the night before, I laid claim to a strip of … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. September 2016 The descent from Mount Garfield was shorter, but no less steep or rocky than coming up. Garfield Pond was still in shadow … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. September 2016 My first two monster days in the White Mountains caught up to me on day three. The skies were gray, but not … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. September 2016 After talking it over with Marnie, the cool and knowledgeable owner of White Mountains Lodge & Hostel (which she sold … [Continue reading]