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JOURNEY PASSAGE, EPISODE ONE
Journey to Katahdin and Zion

The Journey to Katahdin Go Down Go Back
Episode One, Part One, Journey to Katahdin by Tommy Michel
20 August 1978, Abol Campsite, Baxter Park, Maine. Elevation 3100 feet.
THE MOUNTAIN LOOMS MAJESTIC before me back lit by a dim but growing sun glow. The Abol trail is my chosen path because it leads directly out of the campsite, through the forest and up the south side of the mountain on the west flank.
Kathadin
(j1-20150704.0913) The Mighty Mountain, Katahdin
The first two miles on the evergreen path are moderately steep and then upon reaching the steeps of the mountain, I continue, struggling upwards on the south face, arriving at the tree line and then continue up to the table top, a treeless plateau. As I begin walking eastward on the ridgelidge path, the temperature drops quickly, the wind here bitterly cold and biting at every bit of exposed skin.
I quicken the pace and soon reach Thoreau Spring, stopping briefly to read the sign which tells me that the summit is still a mile to the east.

The Journey to Zion Go Down Go Up
Episode One, Part Two, Journey to Zion by Tommy Michel
24 May 1980, Potato Hollow, Zion Mountain. Elevation 7100 feet.
AWAKE TO A BEAUTIFUL suntouch with glistening rays extending outward in every direction. In the distance, ominous dark clouds approach and soon cloak the sun causing a darkness to come upon my campsite.
Zion
(j1-20091002.1551) The Zion Mountain, Utah
Soon after I awake, sleet begins falling, then heavy snow so I break camp immediately, stow my gear, don my backpack, and begin walking. As I begin taking steps, the temperature drops apace. Because of not being outfitted for winter travel or camping, I must needs find a path off this mountain.
What I am experiencing now as I depart from my camp is a white winter quietness so wonderfully beautiful and peaceful. However, it is a deceptive peacefulness. As I have learned in previous winter conditions, I must needs keep walking so as not to fall victim to the deceit that the boreal wind portrays.

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