Paris Zooks Gurdon

Currently hiking the Appalachian Trail! Avid hiker, aspiring writer, accomplished goofball, major league pizza gobbler.

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The Midnight Bear

The Midnight Bear

“Ahhh shit.” The pool of inky darkness stared up into the blaze of my light with shining green eyes, then went back to pulling at the ursack. “Is

Jun 16, 2025 : Paris Zooks Gurdon
The Roadside

The Roadside

The last pickup in the convoy slowed beside me and the man in the passenger seat leaned his head out. “You guys want a ride?” Sunbeam was still

Jun 4, 2025 : Paris Zooks Gurdon
Day 29

Day 29

My alarm went off at 7am. Sunbeam reached up and turned it off as I shifted groggily in my quilt. We’d decided the night before to take the day as it

May 26, 2025 : Paris Zooks Gurdon
Close

Close

Springtime in Georgia feels like a firehose of sensory information. The roar of cicadas from every corner is overtaken only by the calls of

May 21, 2025 : Paris Zooks Gurdon
Hi, I’m Zooks

Hi, I’m Zooks

In the afternoon of September 28th, 2022, I shouldered an overloaded pack and sweat my way up the gnarled path to the large wooden information sign

May 21, 2025 : Paris Zooks Gurdon