Finding More Depth on the Inca Trail

A bucket list trip that was worth the work

Tara Lingeman
Middle-Pause
Published in
13 min readSep 24, 2022

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Jodi and I — Day Two Inca Trail

“You made it, Tara! I didn’t see you before, but I see you now. Can I give you a hug?” Lorena’s dark eyes peered into my soul.

I fell into her embrace and released the sobs I had been stifling. Feeling a bit embarrassed by my emotion, I stepped away and wiped my eyes. After all, my story was lightweight…

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Tara Lingeman
Middle-Pause

Seeker, Lover of Stories, Writer, and Teacher. Author of a memoir about searching and finding and a novel, Salamandra. Find both @ https://linktr.ee/taraling.