Feb 3: Christopher McDougal, Born to Run

I have been to the Barrancas del Cobre. I have hiked into its canyons, completely alone, for four days. McDougal exaggerates frequently.

Still, there is nothing to stop hyperbole from containing truth. There is even less to stop it from entertaining. And much of this story makes sense. So much of it that I have begun to play around with barefoot running.

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