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Why We Climb Mountains (The View in 1843)

The world has changed—and it hasn’t. Here’s a statement about the value of climbing the Catskills made by Park Benjamin in 1843, which I found in Picturesque Ulster. “’Tis pleasant for awhile to leave the heated pavements and the garbaged … Continue reading

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