Undercurrents of history

balzaccom
Apr 14
1 min read

I don't like the title of this piece in the Guardian, but I do like the way it ties hiking to connections with history and worlds that have now disappeared for many of us.

Certainly hiking puts us in communicaton with a world without cellphones and streaming videos, but this goes far beyond that.

At least it's worth a read.

www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/14/americas-hiking-culture-is-built-on-ego

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