The Great Outdoors

We need a summer of walking and talking for the sake of our health

Men around the country are suffering because we don’t always find the words to let them speak. Mary-Ann Ochota asks if walking is the solution

“ALRIGHT?” “YEAH, not bad. You?” “Yeah, yeah, fine thanks. Anyway, about this GPS/route/pub/tent…” And then it’s gone. The chance to ask, actually ask, how someone is, slips away. I’ve spent whole weekends walking with friends talking about everything and nothing, and it’s only on the drive home that something important is

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