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‘take-a-hike’ challenge day-12 keyword: introspective

The only journey is the one within. —Rainer Maria Rilke How does the word ‘introspective’ resonate as you take your walk today? Post to Instagram or Facebook or simply comment right here with a picture. Share a quote, a poem a thought. Make us laugh, make us cry, and don’t forget to use the hashtag […]

‘take-a-hike’ challenge day-11 keyword: confidence

Confidence is not, ‘They will like me’. Confidence instead is, ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’. —Christina Grimmie How does the word ‘confidence’ resonate as you take your walk today? Post to Instagram or Facebook or simply comment right here with a picture. Share a quote, a poem a thought. Make us laugh, make us […]

‘take-a-hike’ challenge day-10 keyword: tenacity

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward. —Amelia Earhart How does the word ‘tenacity’ resonate as you […]

‘take-a-hike’ challenge day-9 keyword: spirit

Break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. —John Muir How does the word ‘spirit’ resonate as you take your walk today? Post to Instagram or Facebook or simply comment right here with a picture. Share a quote, a poem a thought. […]

‘take-a-hike’ challenge day-8 keyword: serenity

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. —Thomas Szasz How does the word ‘serenity’ resonate as you take your walk today? Post to Instagram or Facebook or simply comment right here with a picture. Share a quote, a poem a thought. Make us laugh, make us cry, […]

‘take-a-hike’ motivation day-7 keyword: awe

(S)he who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; h(er) eyes are closed. —Albert Einstein That’s a tough quote, but a good one to wake us up to the wonder surrounding us every moment! How does the word ‘awe’ resonate as you take your walk today? […]

‘take-a-hike’ motivation day-6 keyword: curious

Be like Curious George, start with a question and look under the yellow hat to find what’s there. —James Collins How does the word ‘curious’ resonate as you take your walk today? Post to Instagram or Facebook or simply comment right here with a picture. Share a quote, a poem a thought. Make us laugh, […]

‘take-a-hike’ challenge day-5 keyword: potential

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. —Ashley Smith How does the word ‘potential’ resonate as you take your walk today? Post to Instagram or […]

Post thru-hike gear wrapup: Hammock Gear quilt

Here’s something I get asked a lot – How the heck do you wash your down quilt or sleeping bag? For starters, you should probably not wash down until things get really out of hand. So let’s use our imaginations to take us to that moment of out-of-handedness when a good washing is all one […]

‘take-a-hike’ challenge day-4 keyword: dream

Dreams are illustrations… from the book your soul is writing about you. —Marsha Norman How does the word ‘dream’ resonate as you take your walk today? Post to instagram or Facebook or simply comment right here with a picture, share a quote or poem or thought, make us laugh, make us cry, and don’t forget to use […]