Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.

Take an early summer hike through trail 3 & 10 loop at Turkey Run State Park during a thunderstorm warning that turned into a tornado watch.

“Roaming” an original poem by Axton Mitchell that sits at the crossroads of trans experience, mental health, and finding one’s identity.

Add cannabis leaves to an altar with me while we deep-dive cannabis’s metaphysically used in both modern times and throughout history.

Uncover the geologic anomaly of hag stones while you learn their folklore roots.

Poet & Author Axton Mitchell writes two letters to himself in the past that focus on the importance of continuing the journey to the beautiful future.

This original poem explores hypocrisy in religion through the eyes of a transgender man.

Master the art of not caring what others think. Discover why emotional detachment is a vital life skill and how to uncouple your self-worth from noise.

Stop waiting for a grand plan. Strip away the illusion of cosmic scriptwriting and learn how to shift the burden of meaning from fate to agency.

Let’s trek through Wolf Run Regional Park. A Litter Trail, Storybook Trail, boulders left by glacial drifts, and many things that most people will walk right by in Knox County Ohio.

Survival poem by Axton Mitchell- fear, rural danger, hypervigilance, & resilience. I was born trans & I am refusing to die for it. Hiking, identity, & truth collide.

After historic flooding in Crooksville, Ohio one family is left to pick up the pieces. Here’s how the community can help.

The Anatomy of a Reset explores why forced positivity fails, offering a practical framework of kinetic movement, sensory grounding, and dual-tiered daily reset rituals.

Let’s wander around Keller-Kirn Park in Lancaster, Ohio. Come check out the rappelling area and disc golf course at this Fairfield County Park.

We hike the unnamed trail across the road at Flint Ridge Nature Preserve. Find pretty flint, chert and quartz, just remember keep only photographs & memories.

Let’s hike Hocking Hills State Forest to see Airplane Rock, Twin Falls, and Chapel Cave. Have you ever seen a turkey fall out of a tree?

Unpack The Lorax, with an adult first time watcher. Do you see the connections to today's world?

Hike Rockstall Nature Preserve with Luna and I. Experience a seasonal waterfall and a hiker who reminds us why we should always be aware of our surroundings.

Explore a personal poem by Axton Mitchell about BPD, splitting, black-and-white thinking, and how perception can transform after emotional trigger.

Interested in going backpacking but don’t know what to pack? I’ve go you covered. We will water proof your matches before you go too.

Hike Lobdell Reserve in Alexandria, Ohio with Axton & Luna on the first mid 85 day in Ohio for the 2026 season. It may only be a mile but it was worth the loss of sleep!

Axton answers a prompt that asks not to name the thing but to name why the thing doesn’t work for him. Come see why you can chose hiking for healing.

Two Treks, two years, and one evolving friendship. Explore how hiking through Raccoon Creek and Hocking Hills reshaped trust, resilience, and perspective.

Explore the anatomy of my altar with Axton who has built a personal altar for hiking, creativity, & Paganism. Why does your essence belong at your altar’s center?

Let's trek Licking County Ohio's Wetland area at Dutch Fork Wetland. This Mid-May adventure brings pit peepers and Blue Flag Iris blooms.

Discover Whimsy on the Wildflower Fairy Trail in Granville, Ohio. Trail notes & tips, history, & journal prompts for your next adventure in this hybrid guide.

Tired of glowing screen? A poem that shows why nature is a necessity. "For a Moment" explores a multi-state trek as essential mental health, and vacation.

Wilderness poetry from lived forest, river, and ridge experience. “Fuck a trek” anchors nature writing, memory, and raw outdoor movement.

A personal guide to healthy boundaries, reclaiming peace, journaling insights, original poetry, and protecting your energy without abandoning yourself.

Chestnut Ridge hike recap featuring fossils, friendship, local Ohio trails, and an 11-year transition milestone celebration through lived experience.