Trevor Wiley
@mearcsteppende.bsky.social
History PhD candidate at Boston College dissertating on the environment, community, and landscape on the 4th-8th century Forth, Clyde, and Tay in Scotland. Originally from Appalachia.
Nearby was the grave of Kelly Bennett, a contemporary and similar advocate for the park, whose story I had never heard, but am now glad I know.
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Nearby was the grave of Kelly Bennett, a contemporary and similar advocate for the park, whose story I had never heard, but am now glad I know.
The half-paved road and blasted banks above it give way to a smaller path with a mountain laurel canopy which winds with the twists, turns and hollers of the ridge. A beautiful and yet somber hike. (3/3)
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The half-paved road and blasted banks above it give way to a smaller path with a mountain laurel canopy which winds with the twists, turns and hollers of the ridge. A beautiful and yet somber hike. (3/3)
The unfinished tunnel at the beginning of the trail acts like a portal, separating the beautiful few miles of finished parkway from a small stretch of rough pavement and broken guardrails. The dark and cold passage between the hopeful promise and its broken reality. (2/3)
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The unfinished tunnel at the beginning of the trail acts like a portal, separating the beautiful few miles of finished parkway from a small stretch of rough pavement and broken guardrails. The dark and cold passage between the hopeful promise and its broken reality. (2/3)