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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Soldiers of Earth
They rise up for the fight—and the love—out of the dark. Towards light they cannot see but only feel. To stand against winds and fires they don’t yet know exist. Some lie in wait, until the time is just right to announce their presence, while others emerge overnight, grabbing at the veterans who paved the…
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Pawtuckaway Not Faraway
If you don’t have time to head further north into the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Pawtuckaway State Park may fit the bill for you. I haven’t been to the campsite area, but yesterday I made my fourth visit to the park (that I can recall), in order to get out for a little trail…
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Explore Where You’re At
We all want to see something new. Learn something new. Experience something new. Too often, though, we assign those discoveries to far-off places. A vacation in another state or country. A show in the city. A mountain that takes all day to reach. There’s simply not enough time in the week, or the year, to…
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You Can’t Run ‘Em All
Yesterday I went exploring some new trails after spending some time on the tried-and-true the day before. They were a short set of trails, and when I looked at the map for Converse Woods, I thought, why not hike them all? I figured with less than two miles to explore, I could familiarize myself with…