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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Cigarettes and Dreams
She looked like cigarettes and dreams.The search for that one good, long dragthat can pull some magic from the earth;turn rock into riverand carry the rest of us someplace better. I’ve seen her kind before.A poet cloaked in a shell too beautifulfor others to see the peace and the tempestshe desperately yearns to bring to…
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Rounding Out the Wapack Range Summits
One of my recent side quests has been to climb all of the major summits in the Wapack Range—a stretch of earth popping up over the border between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Running North, it begins at Mount Watatic in Massachusetts and ends at North Pack Monadnock in Greenfield, New Hampshire. Many thru-hike the Wapack…
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A Mountain With Meaning: Montserrat
A couple weeks ago we were lucky enough to take a family trip to Spain. Well, Barcelona to be precise, but during our stay we took a couple of side quests. One was a train trip to the town of Figueres, to see the Dali museum and where the eccentric artist came from. The other…
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My Favorite Hike
A friend recently asked me what my favorite hike is and I didn’t have a great answer. I could tell her what my favorite hike of a certain subset of hikes was, like if she was climbing the 4000-footers, but in general? I had no idea. Even if you’re talking about the 4000-footers, I suppose…