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Ridgeline

A weekly newsletter on walking, Japan, literature, and photography

  • Pack Exhaustion 118 — May 2021

    Pack Exhaustion
  • New Pop-up Newsletter — Kumano Kodō 117 — April 2021

    New Pop-up Newsletter — Kumano Kodō
  • A Walk is a Platform for Creative Work 116 — April 2021

    A Walk is a Platform for Creative Work
  • Walk as Spreadsheet 115 — April 2021

    Walk as Spreadsheet
  • Mountain Mode, Village Mode 114 — April 2021

    Mountain Mode, Village Mode
  • The Walk, A Concept 113 — March 2021

    The Walk, A Concept
  • Diary Entry: March 19, 2021 112 — March 2021

    Diary Entry: March 19, 2021
  • Long, Boring Walks 111 — March 2021

    Long, Boring Walks
  • Repetition On the Long Walk 110 — March 2021

    Repetition On the Long Walk
  • Ri — The Distance Walked in an Hour 109 — February 2021

    Ri — The Distance Walked in an Hour
  • Huh — A Photo-a-Week Newsletter 108 — February 2021

    Huh — A Photo-a-Week Newsletter
  • A Late Night Walk in a Small Southern Town 107 — February 2021

    A Late Night Walk in a Small Southern Town
  • The Buzz Cut 106 — February 2021

    The Buzz Cut
  • Membership Enabled Walks 105 — January 2021

    Membership Enabled Walks
  • True Names, True Walks 104 — January 2021

    True Names, True Walks
  • Welcome Back to Our COVID Loop 103 — January 2021

    Welcome Back to Our COVID Loop
  • The Year in Walking, Ridgeline 2020 102 — December 2020

    The Year in Walking, Ridgeline 2020
  • Them Post-walk Blues 101 — December 2020

    Them Post-walk Blues
  • Nara, Wonderful Nara 100 — December 2020

    Nara, Wonderful Nara
  • Six Tōkaidō Moments 099 — November 2020

    Six Tōkaidō Moments
  • COVID-19 and Walking Japan 098 — November 2020

    COVID-19 and Walking Japan
  • Walking Mode 097 — November 2020

    Walking Mode
  • Housekeeping 096 — November 2020

    Housekeeping
  • Come Walk With Me 095 — October 2020

    Come Walk With Me
  • Kissa, 2nd Edition 094 — October 2020

    Kissa, 2nd Edition
  • Prepping for a Big Tōkaidō Walk 093 — October 2020

    Prepping for a Big Tōkaidō Walk
  • Monkeys, Literature, Food, and Walking 092 — October 2020

    Monkeys, Literature, Food, and Walking
  • Self-Improvement and the Big Walk 091 — October 2020

    Self-Improvement and the Big Walk
  • Disaster, Averted? 090 — September 2020

    Disaster, Averted?
  • Long Walk Thinking 089 — September 2020

    Long Walk Thinking
  • Photos: Book Machines 088 — September 2020

    Photos: Book Machines
  • Kanazawa, Clear Nodes 087 — September 2020

    Kanazawa, Clear Nodes
  • Summer Walks 086 — August 2020

    Summer Walks
  • Karuizawa 085 — August 2020

    Karuizawa
  • A Tiny Celebration 084 — August 2020

    A Tiny Celebration
  • Kissa by Kissa by Book by Launch 083 — August 2020

    Kissa by Kissa by Book by Launch
  • No Fly Walk Zone 082 — July 2020

    No Fly Walk Zone
  • Fish & Chips 081 — July 2020

    Fish & Chips
  • A Walk in Griffith Park 080 — July 2020

    A Walk in Griffith Park
  • A Famous Journalist 079 — July 2020

    A Famous Journalist
  • Nagano, 125 Years Ago 078 — July 2020

    Nagano, 125 Years Ago
  • A Book About Kissa — Part 5 077 — June 2020

    A Book About Kissa — Part 5
  • Walking the Inland Sea of Japan 076 — June 2020

    Walking the Inland Sea of Japan
  • A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 4 075 — June 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 4
  • A Walk, a Protest 074 — June 2020

    A Walk, a Protest
  • A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 3 073 — May 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 3
  • A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 2 072 — May 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 2
  • A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 1 071 — May 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast — Part 1
  • Kodomo-no-hi 070 — May 2020

    Kodomo-no-hi
  • Walking Shōwa Tokyo 069 — April 2020

    Walking Shōwa Tokyo
  • A Very Big Walking Website 068 — April 2020

    A Very Big Walking Website
  • A Year of Walking, and Then Not 067 — April 2020

    A Year of Walking, and Then Not
  • Consider Joe Pera’s Gait 066 — April 2020

    Consider Joe Pera’s Gait
  • Walking Nan Shepherd’s Mountain 065 — March 2020

    Walking Nan Shepherd’s Mountain
  • Textures Along a Quarantine Path 064 — March 2020

    Textures Along a Quarantine Path
  • Walking in the Age of Corona 063 — March 2020

    Walking in the Age of Corona
  • The Silver Mine with the Dog 062 — March 2020

    The Silver Mine with the Dog
  • Walking the Hagi Ōkan 061 — March 2020

    Walking the Hagi Ōkan
  • So Now You Own a Kissa 060 — February 2020

    So Now You Own a Kissa
  • A Talking Horse 059 — February 2020

    A Talking Horse
  • A Walk is a Tool and a Platform 058 — February 2020

    A Walk is a Tool and a Platform
  • The Dreaded Membership Issue 057 — February 2020

    The Dreaded Membership Issue
  • Responses to SMSs Part 4 056 — January 2020

    Responses to SMSs Part 4
  • The Rigor of Process 055 — January 2020

    The Rigor of Process
  • Photos: Ise-ji Objects 054 — January 2020

    Photos: Ise-ji Objects
  • Obama, City of Saba 053 — January 2020

    Obama, City of Saba
  • Pizza Toast Tales: Alps 052 — December 2019

    Pizza Toast Tales: Alps
  • Pizza Toast Tales: Thompson 051 — December 2019

    Pizza Toast Tales: Thompson
  • Pop-Up Highlights 050 — December 2019

    Pop-Up Highlights
  • That Floating Feeling 049 — December 2019

    That Floating Feeling
  • Do You Drink? 048 — December 2019

    Do You Drink?
  • Pop-Up Walk 047 — November 2019

    Pop-Up Walk
  • Photographs and Frames 046 — November 2019

    Photographs and Frames
  • My Kingdom for Bread 045 — November 2019

    My Kingdom for Bread
  • A Billion Billion Steps 044 — November 2019

    A Billion Billion Steps
  • How to Walk and Talk 043 — October 2019

    How to Walk and Talk
  • Cocoon of Sleep 042 — October 2019

    Cocoon of Sleep
  • Typhoon Stroll 041 — October 2019

    Typhoon Stroll
  • Oze National Park 040 — October 2019

    Oze National Park
  • A Review of a Bed — Part 2 039 — September 2019

    A Review of a Bed — Part 2
  • A Winter Walk 038 — September 2019

    A Winter Walk
  • Responses to SMSes — Part 3 037 — September 2019

    Responses to SMSes — Part 3
  • Postcards from the Baikonur Cosmodrome 036 — September 2019

    Postcards from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
  • Soviet Horse Race 035 — September 2019

    Soviet Horse Race
  • SW945: The Sound of a Walk in Japan 034 — August 2019

    SW945: The Sound of a Walk in Japan
  • Travel / Walking Gear 033 — August 2019

    Travel / Walking Gear
  • Walk as Public Talk 032 — August 2019

    Walk as Public Talk
  • Country Texture, City Texture 031 — August 2019

    Country Texture, City Texture
  • Walk vs. Hike 030 — July 2019

    Walk vs. Hike
  • A Review of Beds — Part 1 029 — July 2019

    A Review of Beds — Part 1
  • Responses to SMSes – Part 2 028 — July 2019

    Responses to SMSes – Part 2
  • Walking, Habits, Systems 027 — July 2019

    Walking, Habits, Systems
  • Responses to SMSes – Part 1 026 — July 2019

    Responses to SMSes – Part 1
  • Ascetic Pants 025 — June 2019

    Ascetic Pants
  • Old Whiskey Shoes 024 — June 2019

    Old Whiskey Shoes
  • Walk and Transcribe 023 — June 2019

    Walk and Transcribe
  • Stillness (sorta) 022 — June 2019

    Stillness (sorta)
  • The Unresolved Walk, the Best Walk 021 — May 2019

    The Unresolved Walk, the Best Walk
  • Special photo edition: Didn't Die in the Mountains 020 — May 2019

    Special photo edition: Didn't Die in the Mountains
  • Root Appreciation 019 — May 2019

    Root Appreciation
  • That Shinkansen Whoosh 018 — May 2019

    That Shinkansen Whoosh
  • End of an Era 017 — April 2019

    End of an Era
  • Scale 016 — April 2019

    Scale
  • Inoh Tadataka and the Tools of a Walk 015 — April 2019

    Inoh Tadataka and the Tools of a Walk
  • The Curious Incident in the Bath in the Day-time 014 — April 2019

    The Curious Incident in the Bath in the Day-time
  • Walk Rhythms, SMS Publishing 013 — April 2019

    Walk Rhythms, SMS Publishing
  • Boredom and the Long Walk 012 — March 2019

    Boredom and the Long Walk
  • A Few Feet Above the Earth 011 — March 2019

    A Few Feet Above the Earth
  • Flawless Mechanisms 010 — March 2019

    Flawless Mechanisms
  • Something Like a Scent 009 — March 2019

    Something Like a Scent
  • Charcoal 008 — February 2019

    Charcoal
  • Cycles, Circuits, Collisions, Colliders 007 — February 2019

    Cycles, Circuits, Collisions, Colliders
  • The Cafe With a View of the Waterfall 006 — February 2019

    The Cafe With a View of the Waterfall
  • Ferociously Scary Things 005 — February 2019

    Ferociously Scary Things
  • Isobars 004 — January 2019

    Isobars
  • Zero milestone 003 — January 2019

    Zero milestone
  • Country lines 002 — January 2019

    Country lines
  • An endless, gritty, very spitty walk 001 — January 2019

    An endless, gritty, very spitty walk
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