


Gratitude
One day I decided to simply list in my mind everything; people and experiences, for which I could be grateful. The list was frighteningly long. It was also quite insightful. I never quite got to the end of it. This is the kind of stuff I think about when hiking. In...
A Higher Purpose
It was 20 years earlier that I read an article in the Lansing State Journal about someone walking the Appalachian Trail. I could not shake the image of just walking day after day. There are several reasons people want to hike long distance trails and...
There Are Friends and Then There Are Friends
The question asked was, “What kind of legacy do you want to leave?” That is such an easy question to answer because without trying or thinking, we all leave a legacy whether we want to or not. The hard part is whether the legacy has any value, merit, or enduring value?

What kind of legacy do you want to leave?
The question asked was, “What kind of legacy do you want to leave?” That is such an easy question to answer because without trying or thinking, we all leave a legacy whether we want to or not. The hard part is whether the legacy has any value, merit, or enduring value?

North Country Trail: M-10 South to 13 Mile (Cleveland Drive)
The soles of my feet are sore. I am dehydrated and so thirsty. I drank filtered swamp water.