LINKS I LIKE
I recommend less screen time. I don't own a TV. It's much better to get outdoors. Even a little bit helps. A walk down the street is a great start.
However, I love these bloggers, vloggers, groups, and authors. So, if you’re gonna look at a screen or sit on the couch and read a book …
Bloggers & Vloggers
Aquaman who hiked SOBO from Mt. Katahdin starting December 6, 2021. We crossed paths in southern Virginia on this epic journey. If you want to see a really challenging hike, this should do it.
Jay Wanders Out - a great guy and a truly professional travel vlogger, Jay lays out the hike in detail so you can really experience the entire AT thru-hike with him
Serendipity writes a wonderfully fun blog that began when she hiked the AT in 2021
Strider - my friend Eryk's inspiring thru-hike as it happens
Books
The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddha in Blue Jeans by Tai Sheridan - my favorite introduction and advanced treatise on learning to live in the moment. 39 pages. And free on Kindle.
The Nature Fix - Florence Williams' explores the research showing that getting outside boosts creativity, lowers blood pressure and is so calming it is helpful for ADHD, PTSD and more.
Thanks to my friend, Jordan Meeks, for turning me onto this one!
Versions, Reflections, Perceptions by Aya Maheya, my compassionate and thoughtful friend's own
Websites
Grow Pittsburgh - the wonderfully impactful non-profit I am hoping you'll learn about and support
Movie & Video
Fantastic Fungi by Louie Schwartzberg - an eye opening documentary into the wonderful and mostly mysterious world of fungi.