I love cairns. I love their literal purpose, showing the trail, keeping me on track. And I love their symbolic purpose, showing the trail, keeping me on track. More of a treasure hunt than blazes on a tree or a clearly marked trail. Just far enough away that there's always a moment of doubt that …
We stood on the side of the trail in disbelief. I can’t imagine what Ray Jardine would have said if he saw our packs. We had a bag of fresh strawberries, a full pound of grated parmesan cheese in the large cylindrical container, several bananas, trash that we were now apparently packing in, and I …
The signs of China were many and were generally extremely helpful. With gentle guidance and sometimes firm commands and occasionally just confusion they were the hallmark of our 2009 trip.
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