Let's Start at the Trailhead

Who is the Portly Hiker and How did we get here?

It only seems fair that if I share my thoughts with you, that I let you know a little about me and how I got to this point, give you a little background on me as a hiker and a person, what motivates me to hit the trail.

I’m rapidly approaching my 35^th birthday and I’ve been hiking for about a year.  Yes, you read that right! About a year. Approximately 52 weeks. Roughly 365 days.  Not very long at all. I don’t claim to be a hiking expert. In fact I’m quite clearly the opposite. I’m about as green as they come when it comes to hiking, backpacking and even camping.  I was never the outdoors type.

So Here We Are..

The blog is setup.. loosely.. and the Portly Hiker is set to get moving.

Now here's the situation. I wanted a place to get back to writing. I've got some things in my future the are rather exciting to me and I wanted a place to talk about that. And I wanted to do a little bit of playing around with websites.

Thus, the Portly Hiker is born.