In the early spring of 2014, a friend recommended I read Following Atticus, a book written by Tom Ryan about his adoption of Atticus and their adventures climbing New Hampshire’s 48 4,000-foot peaks. Over the years I’d climbed a number of peaks, climbing my first 4,000 footer, actually a 6,000 footer – Mt. Washington –…
I hike alone, a lot. In fact, more often than not you’ll find me on a trail hiking solo. It’s not always my choice – friends can’t hike when I can and I don’t want that to keep me from doing something I love. But, hiking alone tends to make friends and family, and sometimes…
Whenever I start a hike, there’s a moment — about 30 minutes in – where I question what the hell I’m doing. I’m breathing hard, my heart is pounding, my legs are protesting, my pack feels like it weighs a hundred pounds and I wonder if I’ll make it to the summit. At that moment,…
Finally sitting down to create a blog has been a long time coming for me. In my head, I created one several years ago, would even think up potential posts. But, when it came time to actually put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, I’d lose interest or, rather, find other things I needed…
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