Setting Out   It’s way too late to tell you what to bring — by now you know: you brought too much — the stuff on your back and the stuff in your head, things   you thought you needed. It’s more than enough, you’re finding out, step by weary step, all day long. So what’s enough? You’ve heard that guff   about what you should want and why — let’s call it dead weight, the outbox, the wrong brass ring. But you’ll get there — you’re in for the long haul.                 — to my nephew on the Appalachian Trail     © Michael Fleming Dummerston, Vermont June 2024