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Journal entries by a (sometimes) roving reporter
A long-distance trail virtually at our front door
Long Path Sections 1 + 2: 175th Street Subway Station to NY-NJ State Line to Nyack
I was terrified of going to the wrong camp and getting murdered by a backcountry nut
Long Path Sections 21 + 22: Mink Hollow to Palenville
Maybe it was luck, maybe it was climate change
Long Path Sections 20 + 21: Phoenicia to Mink Hollow
The trail provides at the most unexpected times
Long Path Section 15 (reroute): Vernooy Falls parking lot to Rough Cut Brewing
We don’t have a car. We came here on foot.
Long Path Sections 14 - 19: Witch's Hole to Phoenicia
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What is the point of hiking if you can’t enjoy it, too?
Long Path Sections 12 - 14 : Wurtsboro to Witch's Hole
My pinky toe was no longer an exposed electrical wire sparking at the slightest touch
Long Path Sections 9 - 12: Monroe to Wurtsboro
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