Welcome!
My name’s Matt, and I love to write and hike. I’m the author of 4000s by 40 and am currently working on book two. When I’m not working on that, I come here to share tales from the trail, reflections on the writing process, and whatever else I’m exploring at the moment.
If you’ve got a moment, check out the latest posts and drop a comment if you have an experience to share or if something rings true for you. Whether you’re a hiker, a writer, or just someone who loves a good story, I hope you find something here that resonates as you pursue your own discoveries.
What’s New
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Entering Wide-Brimmed Hat Territory
So this week I entered an embarrassing chapter in the evolution of the aging hiker: the need for a wide-brimmed hat. As my forties wind down, I’m trying to be good about getting checkups with the dermatologist, and they said it was time for me to upgrade my hatwear. After a lifetime of outdoor adventuring,…
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Be Your Authentic Self
But a presence you’ll lack, they said, Escape this new world, you cannot. You cannot deny what’s ahead, Or deign to change the plot. Under pretense, vigor, and show, Reinvent who you were for clout. Accept we know what you don’t know, Until you come about. Trust that this process, all this grind, Helps more…
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Leaving Instagram
Before the book writing and before this site, the first place I really started storytelling was on Instagram. And before Instagram I spurned all forms of social media. I thought Facebook was self-adulating, and Instagram was as well, but at least on Instagram you could post a pretty picture without a caption or a word….
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Reading “The Snow Leopard”
Peter Matthiessen’s The Snow Leopard, even though it’s prose, reads like one long love poem. A love of the world, the search for meaning, and for all the stories in between. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that reminded me of the words of Edward Abbey and John Muir, but The…