Trail Headspace: Finding My Best Self on the Colorado Trail

With every step, you'll feel the weight of the trail, the resilience of the human spirit, and the transformation that only nature — and self-discovery — can bring. A must-read for anyone seeking meaning and inspiration.”
---Stephanie Wilson, Author of “Big Waves & Wooden Benches”

This hike-in-a-book is a fantastic peek into the physicality and mindset of a subculture that I knew existed but had no clear idea about. Made me want to go hiking for days on end to see if I change, too.
---Mike Lukas, Comedian and Author of “Finding Your Funny Muscle”

His detailed day-to-day account brings hiking alive, and as I read, I felt like I was out on the CT with him. The story communicates the social dimension of hiking: the encounters, conversations, camaraderie, and lessons learned from others.
---Christopher Ives, author of "Zen on the Trail: Hiking as Pilgrimage"

A must-read for anyone curious about life on the trail.
--Scott Stillman, author of "Wilderness The Gateway To The Soul"

Trail Headspace is a tale that's a mix of insightful, informative, interesting, and several other “I” words I lack the imagination to properly use, but most of all, it’s comfortable. It is an easy-going, well-paced read, with more than a few chuckles along the way.
---nathan timmel, comedian, author, idiot

Trail Headspace is the answer to the question, “What happens when an economist, accustomed to backing his assertions up with academic research, discovers his best self while hiking a 486-mile trail across the Rockies.”

This book is part trail memoir, part wellness guide, and part survival manual for people who think nature is something you scroll past on Instagram. The narrative will jumpstart, freshen and transport previous Colorado Trail hikers back to their own experience. It will also paint a picture for new hikers of what daily trail life looks like hiking all day and eating your meals seated in the dirt.

Sprinkled along the way are a bunch of nuggets on things like the history of the Colorado Trail, wilderness areas, wildflowers, hiker lingo, hiker hacks, naming origins, a famous cannibal, trail name stories and tips to bring back from trail life.

Also included: the wildly unfiltered wisdom of fellow hikers whom I met on the (mile for mile) most beautiful trail in America, most of whom carried everything they owned on their backs and still managed to offer better life advice than your college roommate with the podcast.

By the end, you’ll either want to hike the trail yourself… or at least sit in the dirt with a granola bar and pretend.