Miles CottinghamMay 24, 20199 min readLake Isabella I cross the Mojave on the aqueduct, following a straight line across the desert through wind farms and rocky service roads. Massive...
Miles CottinghamMay 22, 201916 min readFor Context (CW: Long) The house has been unoccupied for fifteen years, aside from squatters, and is in varying levels of neglect. The owner is an...
Miles CottinghamMay 19, 20196 min readFlagstaffAn older woman glances up from a cluttered desk in the Flagstaff post office. With maternal scrutiny, she eyes me up and down before...
Miles CottinghamNov 1, 20182 min readLamb’s Bread For what must have been an eternity I knelt at the edge of the forest and prayed to become a tree. When at last I found the strength to...
Miles CottinghamOct 13, 20184 min readThe Two Thousand-Mile Stare I bailed out of Leadville as the snow was setting in. It was late afternoon, and the storm that had triggered the hasty teardown of my...
Miles CottinghamOct 8, 20182 min readINTROThese types of things typically make me sick. By ”sick” I mean inconsolably annoyed, and by “these types of things" I mean the convoluted...
Miles CottinghamOct 8, 20184 min readA Boondocker's BaptismWatching the first of the weather crash into the high country above Twin Lakes had proved to be a fierce, 24-hour game of hide-and-seek...
Miles CottinghamOct 8, 20185 min readOne Step Into CanadaWalking the nine miles into British Columbia after the PCT formally terminates at the border monument was a laughable length of time to...
Miles CottinghamNov 1, 20173 min readPray for Fire From Antigua, you can find the way South by merely noting your relative location to Volcan de Agua, whose towering symmetry dominates the...
Miles CottinghamJul 20, 20174 min readLeaving AntiguaEverything is still. The fragrance of rain drifts in through the cracked terrace window. Drops of water beat rhythmically against the...
Miles CottinghamOct 14, 20153 min readRock Island, TennesseeSpending the afternoon east of town at Rock Island - Immediately upon climbing up the main edifice that circles the swimming hole there I...