Under the Juniper Tree
Dead. A corpse in repose. Asleep to the world.This is how my first Trail Angel found me.It had been blessedly cool that morning in Sunnyside Canyon, cool enough to cause me to feel the need to push harder than I should have, feeling the need to over miles while the mercury subtly crept upward.By the time I crested the forest service road junction near Parker Canyon Lake, I was *cooked*.But then behold:A pile of water jugs beneath a pinyon-juniper tree.A mirage? …
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