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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Back at North Pack
Some mountains don’t get what they should from me. I’m not proud of it. Most of them get the respect and gratitude they deserve, but some? Well, some I treat like a simple tool for physical fitness and nothing else. It’s terrible. I should be ashamed of myself. Such is the case of North Pack…
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First Draft Approaching
Usually, I start each day with a little warmup writing before working on my current book. I come here to share something I care about and after posting, maybe get a little exercise in before hitting the big project (which is currently a YA novel). But yesterday I flipped the order around and dove right…
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The Sun’s Too Bright
I couldn’t stop looking though it hurt my eyes, so brilliant was the flame engulfing the sky. A burst on a red plate, served for us to feel, the warmth of the universe; the depth of what’s real. I felt a tear forming, but squinted the release, not wanting to risk missing out on earth’s…
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Messages From the Federal Hill Fire Tower
Early this morning, after visiting Monson Village, I still had a little time and since I was in the area, I thought I’d visit Federal Hill. Monson was great, but I need to go up something each week, and without any guarantees on the calendar for the next several days, I wasn’t going to let…