I’m Joel, and I’m on a mission to Encourage, Edify and Inspire. I write short, mostly-useful essays for people who want to live more thoughtful, empathetic lives. I believe that we must serve and be useful to those around us, and that even a small
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A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ON WALKING, JAPAN, LITERATURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
Over these last few years I’ve walked thousands of kilometers of Japanese pilgrimage paths, old roads, and historic mountain trails.
I’ve taken tens of thousands of photos.