December 12, 2020
Drove to Bull Gap and hiked a little, though my heart wasn’t in it. Mostly to work out a stiff knee. Very dramatic skies, out of which never came the heralded storm. Met an old, old man on the trail. He was bent over, with one hand holding him up from the path. I said, “Are you all right, sir?” He straightened up and said, “Just stretching my back!” For a second I wondered how the hell I was going to get him back to the road. What good would I be in a wilderness emergency? Forfend that I ever find out.
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