I’m working on highpointing the U.S., meaning ascending to all the highest points each of the 50 states. And naturally, writing home about it. 50 peaks, 50 essays.
Black Mesa, Oklahoma
And for my next trick, I’ll be climbing a mountain in the desert! Wait, hang on, I’m getting a note here. What’s this? You say we’ve already had one desert…
Mount Magazine, Arkansas
Welcome back to the highpointing saga! Today, we’re headed back to the south—to the green hills and rolling valleys of the Ozarks, no less. Highpoint number four is that fabled…
Mount Greylock, Massachusetts
Well, this is unexpected. Texas first for the Texas resident, sure. Louisiana, a natural progression therefrom. Massachusetts. Excuse me? One of these things is not like the others. There’s no…
Driskill Mountain, Louisiana
What is more timeless than the romance between a woman and her checklist? (Or a woman and her excel spreadsheet, depending on the era). The sparkle of electric chemistry on…
Guadalupe Peak, Texas
I’ve always wanted to be a travel writer. Before I was a poet, before I broke into the industry that is now my day job, when it still seemed possible…
Abigail E. Sims 