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Summer on Pause: Pain, Patience, and the Explorer’s Second Act

by T2XHow Do You Adventure August 23, 2025Comments are Disabled

This summer has been a strange one. Not bad, not great — just… different. Instead of long road trips and nights in the woods, I’ve been navigating a slower pace, thanks to some feet issues that knocked me off my stride. Some days the pain was unbearable, the kind that makes you want to throw …

When the Trail Says “Not Yet” — Learning to Shift Gears

by T2XHow Do You Adventure July 14, 2025July 10, 2025Comments are Disabled

I’ve been feeling a bit disappointed lately. It’s not always easy to admit, especially when so much of what I share here is about finding joy in movement, in resilience, in adventure. But I’d made some big plans for this summer—hikes I wanted to check off, trails I’ve been dreaming about, and video projects I …