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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Welcome to the Best Years of Your Life
One of my kids received a college acceptance package the other day that I found a little jarring. I probably shouldn’t have. It was just a message on a box meant to get my kid excited about attending, but I found it off-putting. It wasn’t offensive or anything like that. Just some simple words intended…
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Stewards of the Earth
I spend a lot of time out there on the trails. It’s where I go to get some exercise, relieve some stress, and find inspiration for my next set of writings. And every once in a while, when I’m scooting along another cleared path, it hits me like a ton of bricks—there are a lot…
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A Sixteen Year Return to Mount Watatic
Today I hit Mount Watatic and Nutting Hill, two peaks located at the beginning, or the end depending on how you look at it, of the Wapack Trail. What brought me here was the fact I recently completed hiking all of the major peaks along the Wapack Range, but I couldn’t remember what Mount Watatic…
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Peakbagging for the Win
Lately with the chaos in the news, A.I. as a potential threat, foreign conflicts, oil prices rising, environmental protections being removed, it feels like every time I head out onto the trail I’m weighed down by this burden of thought—this wonder about how am I going to save the world enough to protect my children…