Lost and Found on the Centennial Trail

When a hiking trip goes wrong, assuming the worst about people does no one any good

Chris L. Robinson
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8 min readMar 25, 2021

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A sign on the Centennial trail that reads: Do Not Enter, Dangerous Overlook.
Photo: George Rose/Getty Images

I’d loaded my pack and set out on a hike into the Black Hills to clear my head. I was 955 miles into that spiritual journey when I got lost.

Granted, I’d spent 950 of those miles driving from Chicago to South Dakota, but it certainly…

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Chris L. Robinson
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