"Constantine"

"Hiking became a passion of mine back in 2016, with my first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. By the time I finished that hike on Mt. Katahdin, my knees were broken, and while I absolutely loved the adventure, journey, and community, I honestly believed I was done hiking. I was fulfilled in ways I never expected and was ready to tackle "life". A week later however  after being off trail I began planning my PCT hike for the following year. That was it, I was hooked in ways I could never have foreseen. It became hiking, year after year, and somewhere along the way it became a life, a life of trail, for trail, about trail, around trail, on trail and off trail. In the past 6 years I have introduced myself more as "Constantine" than Ryan, amazing how "just a walk" became so much more."