The Drive Home: ‘13

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

December. Day hiking. Cold. The high for the day was just below 0; it would fall to 20 below or colder overnight. I made it to the trail around noon. Only 2 other cars were parked at the trailhead. I stepped out of the car into a brisk wind and was immediately chilled even though I’d dressed quite warmly, and I spent the next few minutes addressing my layering strategy to block every bit of wind that I could. Eventually I hit the trail as if I was ready to step out onto the moon. The trailhead faded from view as I hiked into the canyon, following the mostly frozen river that lay at its base upstream.

A day hike and hiking as a whole in 2013 – Read the full story below in Issue 12:

The Drive Home: ‘13

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