“Twisting through the thorn-thick underbrush, scratched and exhausted, one turns suddenly to find an unexpected waterfall, not half a mile from the nearest road, a spot so hard to reach that no one comes a hiding place, a shrine for dragonflies and nesting jays, a sign that there is still one piece of property that won't be owned.” StillsHardTurnsHalfPiecesPropertyMilesSpotsUnexpectedHidingThickExhaustedOne PieceShrinesWaterfallsHiding PlaceDragonflies Book:99 Poems: New & Selected Source: 99 Poems: New & Selected
“Food is like a torture device because hiking 47 miles a day is hard enough. And then you're trying to get down 6,000 calories a day. Every hour, I needed a snack, every few hours I had to take in a meal and it's just not food, it's fuel. You're not enjoying it - you're seriously shoving it in your mouth and following it with water, juice or Gatorade.” TryingHardEnoughEnjoyWaterHoursNeededMouthsFollowingMilesMealsTortureFuelDevicesHikingJuiceCaloriesSnacksGatorade Author:Jennifer Pharr Davis