The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey

by Derick Lugo

"Stretch your arm out with your palm facing you and your fingers horizontal. Now, with the top of your hand right under the sun, count how many fingers it takes to get to the horizon. I count six. Each finger represents fifteen minutes, so that's an hour and a half, more or less, when the sun will set."

and experiencing them has awakened this New Yorker. A Maya Angelou quote comes to mind: "When you know better, do better."