ariel *ੈ✩‧₊˚’s Reviews > A Journey North: One woman's story of hiking the Appalachian Trail > Status Update

“it’s important, i think, to keep tradition alive of what once was. only if we’re able to compare the present condition to a benchmark can we see how far we’ve come or how much we’ve lost. i try to imagine ravens soaring above enormous old trees, circling the steaming canopy, their calls echoing through the hollow, getting lost in the valleys.”

“can you imagine going to a place where no map exists? i would love to have lived back then.”
“i’m pretty sure they didn’t think it was great,” i said. “i’m pretty sure they were scared shitless. and i’m pretty sure they hate a lot of it.”