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Writers on the Range – Riding the rails – upscale

by Betsy Kepes

“You been ridin’ the rails?” The man had an old green duffel bag slung over his shoulder.

I could tell he’d checked us out as we stood on the lush lawn by the courthouse in Missoula, Montana. On my back I wore a faded red pack, and across my front I’d strapped my 5-month-old son. Seven-year-old Lee wore his own backpack, and my husband, Tom, leaned over from the weight of the huge load he carried.