In fall of 2013, I took this hike and this column was first published. However, something surprising occurred a few days after it was in the newspaper that completes the story. So here it is with the final event at the end of the column. Has anything similar happened to you?
I like an extended day hike that has varied terrain, both gentle and steep, and unfolds as if it were the day itself unfolding. Such is a 12.7-mile loop hike over Sandwich Dome that I have done a couple times this time of year, starting just before sunrise and finishing in early afternoon.
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