How a Walk in the Woods Changed My Life Arc

A chance meeting with a kindred spirit

photo by author (One of my favorite country views from halfway up the mountain)

I can’t even remember his name now. He was just a guy I met hiking in the Hudson Valley of New York. Still, my view on the future changed in those few hours we spent together.

If ever there was a diehard New York City boy, I’d answer to that description. I’ve lived in the same studio apartment…