Skip to content
Menu
wandering matt
  • Book: 4000s by 40
  • 4000s by 40 Gallery
  • NH Hikes & Peak Lists
  • In the Mountains
  • In Nature
  • In Writing
  • In Verse
  • In Health
  • In Life
  • About Matt
  • Seekers Bookshop & Reviews
  • Home
wandering matt

Author: Matt Larson

With my first book, 4000s by 40, released this fall, I am fulfilling a lifelong dream of writing, and am excited to continue the journey of storytelling with future projects—so much so that the day after I published 4000s by 40, I began my next work. Much of my inspiration comes from nature. My early love for the ocean, found on the South Shore of Massachusetts, has transitioned into a deep passion for the mountains here in New Hampshire, and I wanted to share that with my first book. If you’d like to connect or have any inquiries, you can reach out to me at [email protected]. I’m also on Instagram and Facebook at wanderingmatt8. Happy reading!
lake winnipesaukee sunset

Gray Hairs A-Coming

Posted on September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

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…

ferns on the b&m trail

Tracking Horse on the B&M Trail

Posted on September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

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…

millipede trail grater woods

Running in Loops at Grater Woods

Posted on September 8, 2025September 8, 2025

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….

mariposa grove yosemite

Soldiers of Earth

Posted on September 7, 2025September 8, 2025

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…

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • …
  • 67
  • Next
4000s by 40 3D Cover

Love the mountains? 4000s by 40 is a story of missteps, hard-earned lessons, and the mountains that shape us.
[Find it here]

Thanks for visiting!
If you’d like occasional updates on new posts, upcoming books, and other stories from the trail, subscribe to the monthly newsletter. No daily inbox flooding—just a thoughtful monthly roundup of what’s happening.

WELCOME! THANKS FOR SIGNING UP! LOOK IN YOUR INBOX FOR A CONFIRMATION EMAIL...

SITE SEARCH

If you're looking for something specific, explore the site. Search on any word, mountain, etc., to see if you can find what you are looking for:

Search Bar

LATEST WANDERINGS

  • April 4, 2026 by Matt Larson Lessons from Mont Blanc: The White Mountain
  • April 2, 2026 by Matt Larson Rounding Out the Wapack Range Summits
  • April 1, 2026 by Matt Larson A Mountain With Meaning: Montserrat
  • March 31, 2026 by Matt Larson My Favorite Hike
  • March 11, 2026 by Matt Larson Tuckerman Ravine—Finally!
  • March 9, 2026 by Matt Larson Skiing Duke's Trail on Mount Cardigan
  • March 5, 2026 by Matt Larson Still Get Scared Hiking
  • March 3, 2026 by Matt Larson Lock-Steps

Wandering Matt On…

  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Goodreads
©2026 wandering matt | WordPress Theme by Superbthemes.com