“No one ever tells you that bravery feels like fear.” – Mary Kate Teske There are several reasons I haven’t written in awhile – busy schedule, lack of dedication to writing, feelings of pointlessness, but here I am, showing back up to the page to share my thoughts with the world. Although I have done […]| Found in the Forest
“There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.” -Charlotte Eriksson Growing up, I used to have a weekly tradition with my dad, “Saturday morning chores.” I’d accompany him to the dry cleaners, the dump, a bakery where I’d get a cinnamon roll and finally we’d go […]| Found in the Forest
“Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.” – Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj I am unsure how many times I have hiked the Maryland Heights trail that starts in Harpers Ferry and takes you on a short, but steep climb. The boys and I decided to complete it […]| Found in the Forest
I am no longer focused on finding myself. I am creating myself.| Found in the Forest
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” -Ella Fitzgerald November 23- After what felt like an eternity, we got back out on the trail today for a short day with some more challenging ascents. We started […]| Found in the Forest
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana Although fall is my favorite time to get out to the Appalachian Trail and get section hikes done, this year we spent more time traveling to see family. With warmer weather than usual, we spent a lot of time on and near the water. Three […]| Found in the Forest
“If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.” -Kasu Ishiguro This past week I went down to Roanoke, VA for work. I decided to hike to the Roanoke Star early one morning before my first meeting. My coworkers who […]| Found in the Forest
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man: true nobility is being superior to your former self.” - Ernest Hemingway Our second section hike in New York taught me a few things; bugs love sweaty people, hiking in heels is a thing for some people and while curing syphilis with malaria might seem like a good idea, just not getting syphilis in the first place is the better route. After our previous section hike of NY on the Appalachian Trail, I decided to shift my workouts a...| Found in the Forest
#gilbertnerdvacation Last month the United States was in the path of a solar eclipse, which we all know occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. Almost every ancient and early modern civilization had mythology based on eclipses. The word itself comes from Greek, “to be eclipsed” meaning “forsake” or “failure to appear.” This fear of abandonment of the sun inspired people who did not understand what the true astronomical event was, to create stories to explain the...| Found in the Forest
Explore breathtaking Appalachian Trail section hikes, scenic trails in MD, and travel tips for your next outdoor adventure.| Found in the Forest
“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” -Lewis Carroll It has been way too long between hikes, blog posts, and reading other bloggers' work. It has been 4 months since I’ve been on the Appalachian Trail and as I’m writing this, a stone’s throw from the trail, I’m in a hotel room after meetings for work. Labor Day weekend we had planned on taking the kids on the trail, but between iffy weather forecasts, their start of ...| Found in the Forest