Dreams come true in slow motion.
Me on Mt. Katahdin when, to be honest, I first realized how unhappy I'd been for so long. I definitely cried.. For a while. Hi. I'm Curt, hiker trail name "SongBird". I spent the last two and a half years hiking the Appalachian Trail in sections, coming home to spend time with family and dodge the coldest, nastiest winter weather. After over 2,000 miles of hiking, and around 10 months spent primarily hiking and sleeping in the woods, I finished in August, 2018. My life has changed a little in the meantime! Hiking the Appalachian Trail taught me what I really need, what motivates me, and gave me the confidence to pursue a different kind of life. On the 1 year anniversary of this Blog, I reaffirm my commitment to choosing happiness for myself. Like the trail, life is a sandbox, and I've decided to play my way: -I'm making more videos, spending more time outdoors, and being more active in my daily life. -I've written and published a hiking equ