Cutler Coast: My First Real Trail Since the Hardware Install

I decided to head up to Downeast Maine this weekend. A solid two-hour and forty-five-minute drive from home. Long enough to question the decision. Not long enough to turn around. I took Route 1 north, which, if you’ve never driven it, is one of the better stretches of road in this state. Old buildings. Ocean […]
Walking It BackComing Back to Hiking After Hip Replacement: A Love Story (With Screws)Walking It Back

Coming back to hiking after hip replacement surgery is not a triumphant movie moment. There’s no soundtrack. No dramatic summit shot with your arms raised toward an orange sky. No inspirational quote overlaid on a sunset. Just gravel under your feet and a dull ache behind every step. Just you and the nagging question: Is […]