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 doing that, I come here to share tales from the trail, reflections on the writing process, and explore hidden truths.
Whether you’re a hiker, a writer, or just someone trying to figure out their own next step, I hope this site encourages you to keep getting outside, keep exploring, and keep making new discoveries. I suppose this place serves as a very public reminder to myself that I need to keep doing the same.
Enjoy it out there!
What’s New
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Too Green to Grow
When we first planted them, we never anticipated that everything else would grow at such a rate. That the black sugar maple would reach far beyond where the sunlight dances and cover all the little eager leaves, lying in wait. That the temperatures would drop, far colder than ever before, and lay upon the earth…
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Claiming Territory
There’s a wetland marsh I like to visit when I’m out for a run that serves two pressing needs: the first is to give my legs a little rest halfway through the jog so I don’t fall on my face, and the second is to do a quick round of birdwatching. It’s a win-win. I…
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Every Kind Soul
Every kind soul should get one. Not a three-hundred-word blurb, but a saga. An epic that honors all the moments, all the spirits lifted, by a million tiny acts— An accounting of sorts. Not of the deeds, but the will. To move the needle forward, and push us towards a hug that can’t be lifted,…
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Forgot About Clay
“How’s my friend Clay doing?” – Hiker on the Mount Clay Loop Trail The Presidential Traverse is famous among hiking circles, and with good reason. Between eighteen and twenty-three miles long, depending on the route you want to take, the Presidential Ridge offers a unique opportunity to stay above treeline for an extended period of…