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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A Lesson From Bullet the Wonderdog
Or maybe I should call him Bullet the Wondershit, because last week, angry that I was spending so much time away from the house, he decided to strategically shit in a number of areas to make a point. See, normally I take him on a daily romp through the woods, but because of all these…
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Breathwork for the Climbing
Looking forward to doing some more climbing in the weeks to come, and it’s got me thinking about all of the tools that have helped me get back here. One of them came from a book my brother-in-law recommended to me a while back. We seem to have a kindred curiosity about all things—climbing, nature,…
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A Window for Bald Peak
On Saturday I found myself in that odd scenario where the kids and wife are all off doing their own thing, and I have an afternoon to kill. So, after taking care of a few work items that carried over from Friday, I got the urge to expend some energy in the only place that…
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I Am the Woods
I can’t tell you how many times he passed by it, going about the business of the day. As if his business was business, and not school, or the words he wished to say. Kicking up the gravel leading in, he’d offer a nod to big ideas and town works, But never took the bait…