Category: Syndicated Feeds

Distance: 4.6 miles (loop)
Difficulty: Moderate
Best time of year: Winter Continue reading “Phillips Ridge Snowshoe Loop”

The dust has long since settled and I’m now well beyond many of the priorities and responsibilities that forced me to end my thru-hike of the Arizona Trail early. It now just seems like a clichéd distant memory, though I still remember enough of it to know that I’m very anxious to get back there to give it a more legitimate attempt, and of course, finish it. The main reason I believe the memories already seem so distant is because I spent much of the trail stressed out, and a good portion of it wondering why I wasn’t happier while in the process of making a dream come true. The realization of this is what ultimately led to my bittersweet decision to leave the trail and head back home. Continue reading “What I Learned from The Arizona Trail”

I occasionally get into a rut where I spend a lot of time on the computer. I’m not necessarily doing anything terribly productive, but often I feel as though I should be, binding me to the monitor. I tell myself I need to get out and go for a hike, even a short one, but that ultimately proves to be futile. On the flipside, I’ll have days where I’m incredibly productive at the computer, editing photos, editing videos, helping a local non-profit or two, doing web design work, etc. And yet, at the end of the day, all of it feels empty, like I did nothing at all. Not even my standing desk can counteract those feelings. Continue reading “Why Digital Can’t Beat Tangible”