Why I Solo Hike the Wild Places at 70
<p>I hike alone in the dark. In the wild places.</p>
<p>I’m neither reckless nor fearless. I’m chasing light.</p>
<p>Sometimes, I’m waiting behind my camera for the sun to gild a mountain top. Other times, I’m hoping to catch a moose feeding on pondweeds. Now and then, something so surprising happens; I forget all about my camera and stand in silent wonder.</p>
<p>One summer morning, I set up for a landscape shot I’d scouted the day before. I turned off my headlamp. Shapes in the dark were taking form.</p>
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