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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Weighing Expectations
I recently read an article about Finland’s extraordinary run as the happiest country on earth, in which the author cited one key catalyst for their success: low expectations. The author argued that because the days are short and the nights are long, Finns don’t concern themselves with overachieving. I suppose after centuries of just trying…
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Still Get Scared Hiking
I’ve hiked a lot. Like a lot, a lot. I can’t even process how many miles. I walk for miles every day, even when I’m not going anywhere special, so I can’t guess how many I’ve hiked in my lifetime. Let’s just say it’s a plethora of miles. And in those miles, I’ve run into…
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Lock-Steps
Something has been coming up in conversation a lot lately that I thought might be helpful to mention. Well, helpful if you’re a hiker or climber looking to take on rugged mountains or some other difficult terrain. Maybe this comes up around the water cooler at work, but more likely, it comes up on the…
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We Had to Climb Something: Park City’s Desolation Peak
The fam and I took our first full-family ski vacation out west last week, and of course, we had to climb something. It wasn’t even my idea, I swear! One of my kids led the charge, and to my unbounded delight, nobody resisted the idea. In fact, there was enthusiasm all around. I had been…