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falcon269
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falcon269 reacted to Rebekah Scott's post in the thread From Catholic News Service: True Christian pilgrimages are rooted in silence, the Gospel, pope says with
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Just for the record: I deeply love and respect Pope Francis. Yeah, there's a lot of noise and distraction on the Caminos in high season, especially the Frances. But underneath all the plastic souvenirs and billboards and "must-sees" is a... -
falcon269 replied to the thread From Catholic News Service: True Christian pilgrimages are rooted in silence, the Gospel, pope says.As a pre-social media pilgrim, I would yearn for the relative silence of the good old days. Pilgrims talked to each other.
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falcon269 reacted to Rebekah Scott's post in the thread From Catholic News Service: True Christian pilgrimages are rooted in silence, the Gospel, pope says with Like.
OMG, the pope has violated the Big Forbidden of Camino Discussion: What is a true pilgrim? The NERVE!!
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falcon269 replied to the thread My Take on the Rain Jacket vs Poncho Debate.No. The Altus hangs effortlessly over my pack. When the rain starts, I put in my arms and zip the front. My hat brim keeps my glasses dry, but the hood on the Altus is there if needed. When the rain stops, I slip out of the Altus and it continues...
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falcon269 replied to the thread Caminos in the USA: Are you ready for the big one?.C&O Canal towpath in Maryland from Cumberland to Washington, DC. There are campsites with tested well water about every 5 miles and one hostel near Harper's Ferry where the Appalachian Trail crosses. 184.5 miles of very flat hiking...
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falcon269 reacted to Kathor1's post in the thread A well-dressed man with a bird on his hand with Like.
Did anybody say that the bird of the statue you photographed is a hawk? I don't think so. You wrote: "the interweb can supply [...], sometimes represented as "a young man holding a hawk on his finger". You probably saw this text on the EN...
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falcon269 replied to the thread My Take on the Rain Jacket vs Poncho Debate.If you need to take off your pack to don rain gear, you have chosen equipment poorly! There is a reason that the Altus poncho is so popular.
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falcon269 reacted to ivar's post in the thread NYT article on the Monasterio de Santa Clara, Belorado with Like.
Thanks for sharing the link... people can click and read the article. Discussion on this topic is complicated, so I will close the thread.
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falcon269 reacted to SeñorJacques's post in the thread NYT article on the Monasterio de Santa Clara, Belorado with Like.
I'm waiting for the inevitable Netflix limited series myself ...
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No. The Compostela requires you to walk 100 contiguous kilometres to (not towards) Santiago. I simply don’t understand why one should want, let alone expect, a certificate regarding a pilgrimage if you have not been to the site in question...
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