Observed arrival · 2026-10-06
Neo-Pilgrimage, mapped in three routes
A multimodal research project by Lorena Black examines how digital navigation, writing, and imagination construct a sense of place.
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- Readers of digital ethnography and place-making
- Worth noticing
- The Unbound Path uses the Appalachian Trail as its central route through a larger network of national parks and public lands.
Field notes
The project frames virtual travel as a way to examine mediation and access, rather than as a substitute for being somewhere in person. Its Sacred Path description names multifaith sites, digital thresholds, and ritual architecture; the Unbound Path centers the Appalachian Trail within a wider public-lands network. The homepage also lists a Living Atlas and a Methodology section, but the supplied extract does not show their contents.
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