Sunday Misc 140118

The Appalachian Trail AT and the Pacific Crest Trail PCT are two very long-distance trails that go up and down in wild places. It's hard and requires grit and some courage to walk a long section of either. At certain places where roads cross the trail, local people offer lifts to the nearest town, leave caches of water or cool-boxes full of carbohydrates, coke and beer.

• White blaze 
• Ponytail Paul
• PCTrail Angels
• PCT Bob Reiss
• PCT Scout & Frodo
• Volunteer conservationists do their bit to help civilise The Trail
• If you're hiking, you'll need a canned sleeping bag.
• And if you're in the wild places could you take your trash home? Detritus at the roof of the world. English, Chinese and French crud at 27,600ft
• A lot of people read Hemingway but few run with the bulls: Paul’s Boots go the AT

Another sort of trail - bikepacking:

• Lael Wilcox
• Colorado Trail Race Denver to Durango

Another sort of being alone on a journey Isles of Shoals in Winter
Another sort of obsessiveness: marbles, magnets and music . . . all together now.
Statistics of inequality. Top 1% vs Bot 50% in EU vs US = shockin’

• Horse coping:
• In Patagonia -check out the mighty knife in his waist-band.
• Ali Al Ameri Bedouin style