Senderando

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July 20th 2012

The Spanish word 'sendereando', for hiking, is compact and pretty (sendero is path), but the wisest phrase for this activity is the Latin solvitur ambulando ("it is solved by walking), attributed to Saint Augustine.

Walking to ease the,ind is also an objective of the pilgrim. There is a spiritual dimension too: the walk itself is part of a process of purification. Walking is the age-old form of travel, the most fundamental, perhaps the most revealing.

Paul Theroux

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Matthew Schneider

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I've had the travel bug since my grandparents took me across country to the east coast when I was twelve yrs old. I've been in 29 of the 31 states in Mexico, 34 of the United States, and three Canadian provinces. This summer I was the nurse for a cannery on Kodiak Island and had a chance to live in the Filipino bunkhouse. I try a nd take advantage of cultural opportunities when they present themselves. Photography is a big part of my life, as taking pictures not only allows ke to capture experiences, but also allows me to feel creative. Am leaving 11/02/11 for Thailand and will be taking a sid... full info

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Date: 20th July 2012

A quote for you by John Muir: "I only went out for a walk when I finally concluded to stay out until sundown because going out was really going in."

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