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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The Webster-Jackson Loop
I made it back to a 4000-footer Friday! And if memory serves, it’s the first time I’ve climbed one alone since writing 4000s by 40. I’ve returned to the 4000-footers often since publishing, but always with friends or family. It was a funny feeling being back for a solo run—it really reconnected me with the…
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Gray Hairs A-Coming
I’ve entered that patch of life (late forties) where, I swear, every time I exercise, a new patch of gray hair sprouts up. I go for a run, and poof—another shock of dead stalks appears. After cardio I feel like a shriveled prune who can’t inhale water fast enough, and whenever I rub the back…
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Tracking Horse on the B&M Trail
Today I revisited a trail I had been to before but couldn’t remember its details or when I went there. I just had a feeling I’d been there before. My memory clicked in, though, when we arrived at our first pile of horse crap. Oh right, I forgot about that. The B&M Trail cuts its…
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Running in Loops at Grater Woods
Headed to a set of trails called Grater Woods today and found myself running in loops. From the trailhead at 14 Grater Road, I took the Salamander Trail, which meandered its way back and forth so many times I was beginning to think I took a wrong turn—I felt a little like Alice in Wonderland.…