by Ryan McElroy ’16 “ICE!” Zach’s voice echoes through the falling snow from above, louder than the wind whipping through the surrounding spruce and the trucks passing by on route 73 far below. It cuts across the frozen Chapel Pond, which […]
Read Moreby Mara Gans ‘15.5 “That’s good coffee,” said Eli Mauksch (’15) as we drove his Subaru out of Lander, WY and up towards the Wind River Mountains. I sipped my own coffee, trying not to critique the under extraction to much… I’d […]
Read Moreby Jordan Collins ‘15.5 We talked about how last night was a birth canal The two of us started our ascent without expectation Knowing only that the sun sets and sight fails Realizing soon what it means to travel as […]
Read Moreby Ben Harris ’16 Sun at half-mast on Sedona sandstone like a high water line of light. You are looking through the lens at the years Stretching across the strata of rock, And I am dripping wet, standing in stillness at […]
Read Moreby Emma Erwin ‘15.5 June 19th So tired again & my feet have disintegrated. The inside arches, heels, and toes are all rubbed completely raw. They’re pretty grumpy. Another big night, but not too terribly long. We went back through the […]
Read Moreby Meena Fernald ’16 At the base of Mad River Glen, it is -15 degrees without wind-chill. In the warmth of the basebox lodge, patrollers insist “we’re lucky there’s no wind today.” Good god it is cold. No wind today […]
Read MoreThe Middlebury Fireside wants to hear about your outdoor adventures. We are looking for any of the following: Prose (adventure stories, environmental/nature writing, etc) Poetry Photography Drawings Paintings Gear Reviews Nonfiction Fiction Sculptures Interviews How-to guides We want you to […]
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