Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Meyers

Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Meyers Lit Lists [email protected] Wed, 08/21/2024 - 08:53 In the summer of 2022 I (James Fawcett) walked from Denver to Durango on the Colorado Trail. I started the walk alone and eighteen years old, having just finished my freshman year of college. On days spent hiking alone under sheets of rain and barrages of lightning, my mental fortitude was tested and I learned to be more grateful for what I had: a trusty tarp that never leaked and knees that could handle running downhill to the safety of the trees. I also learned the true meaning of “hiker trash” during rambunctious days spent with friends in RV parks and motel suites, wearing our cleanest articles of clothing—still quite dirty judging by some of the looks we got—while savoring restaurant meals, before putting up a thumb and getting shuttled back to the woods. On trail, I met remarkable people and tried to absorb myself in the wildflower-laden meadows, harrowing passes, and crystal-blue alpine lakes of the Rocky, Sawatch, and San Juan mountain ranges. The Colorado Trail is just under five hundred miles long, and I finished it in twenty-two days. Most days I walked well over twenty miles, and I even had a few days that stretched above thirty. The length traversed on any given day wasn’t an issue in and of itself, but, upon reflection afterward, I realized that I was far too focused on finishing the... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'

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