Writing is one of the main ways that I process the experience.

I'd always had an interest of pushing my limits and was intrigued by endurance.

I would rather watch a sunset than TV.

I know that I was hiking at a very young age because I remember being convinced that it was the trees that were talking.

A lot of people talk about the trail healing them, but I feel like, the first time, it humbled me, which I probably needed. It was a completely new way to experience the world and my body.

One of the best feelings I had growing up was being completely exhausted at the end of the day after playing outside all day.

I found things in the woods that I didn’t know I was looking for… and now I’ll never be the same.