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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Not the Mountain
So, you did it, but were you there? Or was it all about the list? When breathing in the mountain air, did you forget why you exist? Or that achievements fade from view, and however great, all forget, making the only thing that’s true is the example that you set.
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Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe
There are so many great hikes near my home, but there’s one I frequent that not many know about. It’s unmarked and privately maintained, and I only bump into a few people on it, if anyone at all. More often than people, I bump into blue herons, ducks (I think mostly Mergansers), chipmunks, and a variety…
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Pine Mountain and Chapel Rock
It is very clear to me that a week without mountains has a significant impact on my health. My metabolism slows down, my body gets restless, and everything about my spirit starts to sag a little bit. Due to logistics and some extracurriculars with the fam, I almost let last week go by without a…
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The Swerve
Born with no knowledge of the world that surrounds them, they start the growing process along with our bodies. Nimble like water, the mind lies under the skin where the throb steadies or varies. Capable of acting on its own, its power reaches to the perimeter of feeling, marked by the skin which covers it.