My Short Life as an Iron Ore Miner
An Unusual New Year’s Resolution
ON OUR OWN: PART 2- (Journey on the Crest)
ON OUR OWN (FROM JOURNEY ON THE CREST)
This excerpt from Journey on the Crest, Cindy Ross’s account of her 1982 – 1984 PCT hike, recounts her near-fatal fall on the icy slopes of Sonora Pass. Any PCT hiker who has walked this stretch of trail can readily visualize the sweeping snow bowl that generally remains snowbound … Continue Reading ON OUR OWN (FROM JOURNEY ON THE CREST)
It is the People Who Make up Our Lives- Even on the Dry Tortugas, even on your 30th Wedding Anniversary
Sharing OPLATEK and Love Across the Miles
Rob Carmel- Combat Veteran- Extraordinary “Leader” by Example
Carl “Steve” Clendenning- Combat Veteran Hiker Hero Extraordinare
WALLS at Christmastime
I drove into Reading to see my aunt and cousins this Christmas day and I felt very sad. I have a new friend in my life and he is very private. I know very little about his past and his home life. I asked if he was seeing his family … Continue Reading WALLS at Christmastime
Paying it Forward in Small Change
The lady behind me in line at the BON TON’s jewelry counter was a little annoyed that it was taking the cashier so long to ring me up. I had presented the cashier with a mostly used gift card from a Christmas years back that I have been carrying in … Continue Reading Paying it Forward in Small Change
Sharon “Mama Goose” Smith- Veteran Hiker Heroine II
Beautiful Bellefonte
Stephanie “Rosie” Cutts- Veteran Hiker Heroine
In the Footsteps of Nelson Mandela
Seeing sometimes best way to understanding
It didn’t seem like a big deal to the Amish farmer. It was just a narrow tributary off a creek that flowed past the milking parlor. “We thought of the tiny stream as a drainage ditch, as a way of getting rid of material we did not want,” he said. … Continue Reading Seeing sometimes best way to understanding
Cindy Ross 