Keep a cult on the long path

Yo Awaken the peaceful sound of the rain on the roof of the shelter and feel quite cozy before realizing that I have to walk in the rain. My luck with the weather is over.

Until now, the last two days have been sad, but I have almostn’t spent time having to walk in the rain. That ends today, I suppose.

I don’t understand New England hiking

This morning, I have an steep climb of four miles by the Killington mountain, and it seems that I will do it in the rain.

Imagine my surprise when I left the shelter to discover that, I not only read my map last night and the beginning of the climb to Killington is 6 miles away, but in reality it is not even raining. Instead, it is only the wind that blows water from the trees on the roof of the shelter.

The «path.» The rocks are quite slippery when I have learned, what I have learned in a difficult way several times.

Every day here, I am learning something new about walking east that I am sure is obvious for people who have often walked here, but very unknown to me.

I can’t read the weather in the way I am used to the West. I can’t identify any of the plants. The daily cadence of life, for what the wind means until the anticipation of temperature changes is completely out of kilter.

I expected this to happen, but I still feel humble because of the little things, how to think that it is actively raining just to realize that Vermont simply has different trees that cling to the drops of water over you.

Taking secondary missions

I consider my personal mission to go to all the views of sight and seen on my map. Having the energy and motivation to do this is something that I have historically been the best, but usually I am not looking at a look.

Lou’s lookout does not disappoint, although he hoped he was completely erased with the fog. Instead, they invite me to the colors of changing trees and beautiful bad clouds on the mountain. I hope this climate is maintained for Killington. (He does not).

An almost lou’s view!

The first 4,000 feet peak

The Up Killington walk is much easier than I had built in my head. Wind, yes, but reasonable land and has not yet started to rain.

I meet another Lieutenant Nemaer, River, and we stay in the company of the final mile to the summit. As expected, there is no view at the top, but I am still happy for the opportunity to stand on the second highest mountain of Vermont.

At the peak summit, it begins to rain, and I take a long and leisurely lunch in the shelter there to let the worst of the rain pass. Eventually, I have to endure and start if I want to get to the city on time for dinner.

Six very humid miles and steep later, I stop on the road and take the free bus in the city of Rutland, where I plan to stay in the hostel directed by the twelve tribes/deli yellow.

The cult of twelve tribes

The twelve tribes are one of those groups that hikers speak with an updated eyebrow and a shoulder shrink, somewhere between «free bed, whatever» and «am I accidentally joining something?» They run a yellow and alborators delicatessen coffee chain in paths of trails such as Rutland. Hospitality? Flawless. Vibes? Mixed.

They leave a handwritten card, an energy and water bar in my bed in women’s bedrooms.

The group began in the 1970s in Chattanoga, Tennessee, founded by a man named Gene Spriggs (also known as Yoneq), who felt that conventional Christianity had lost its course. They believe they are restoring the primitive church, since it was destined to live communally, sharing possessions, following the teachings of Old and New Testament, maintaining on Saturday and taking Hebrew names.

Not just want to be close to God; They believe they are People chosen by God, preparing for the return of Jesus creating twelve tribes of spiritual Israel worldwide. It is a complete lifestyle commitment.

And that is where things begin to complicate more.

Twelve controversies of tribes

The twelve tribes have been widely labeled as a cult due to a long history of controversies: accusations of child labor, abuse, medical negligence, anti -Semitic and homophobic teachings, and authoritarian control over the life of the members. They reject general education, do not send their children to public school and have been subject to multiple government research, in the United States, Germany and in other places.

I find this brief story to share that Rutland Walmart does not limit the amount of spam singles that you can buy at the same time. I buy twelve.

In some cases, children have been withdrawn from their communities due to concerns about abuse and lack of formal education.

They believe in strict gender roles (men lead, women present), corporal punishment and racial segregation as a «divine order», with some quite disturbing ideas about slavery and race buried in their theology.

His literature is dense, poetics and, often, disconcerting if you read between the lines. Some former members describe the group as deeply manipulat and psychologically controlling; Others say he saved his life.

However, they surely know how to configure a comfortable shelter. After a great pizza dinner while chatting more in Soboers, I sleep incredibly well in a real bed for the first time so far this path.

Today I listen to Walk The Line by Johnny Cash and sounds like a zoom very far on a map until you can say how much more you have.

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