Blog: Two New Knees, One Long Walk

New Knees New Trails

New Knees New Trails is about my personal journey through bilateral total knee replacements back into a world of hiking and taking on new challenges. At age 56 I am embarking on a nine-year journey to learn how to be a thru hiker on the Appalachian Trail (AT) with my new knees. A journey that will take me from being inactive to new trails of adventure and endurance. An adventure that will help me live my best life, as a type 2 diabetic. In the process I will share some of my coaching philosophy and tools that will help me achieve both success and significance.

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A Journey of 2190 Miles Starts with the First Step

  • When Will We Be There?

    Trail Marker #10: Define Your There Recently my mind has been taking me back to when I was a small boy, piled into the family station wagon with a pop-up… Read more ⇢

  • The Illusion of Rinse and Repeat

    Trail Marker #9 Experience the Journey Rinse and repeat only works for shampoo. It has been 16 days since my second knee replacement surgery. What surprises me most is how… Read more ⇢

  • The Space Between Surgeries

    Trail Marker #8: The In Between Is Where the Foundation Sets Tonight feels quieter than I expected. In a few days I will be back in the operating room for… Read more ⇢

  • Goals Fade, Systems Carry You

    Trail Marker #7 Develop and Follow Your Systems New Years Day. Welcome to 2026, the turning of the calendar and for me the turning of my life. I recently heard… Read more ⇢

  • Moving Slowly, Seeing Clearly

    Trail Marker #6 Three Pillars for Joy, Vision, and Connection December arrives with the holiday season and a surprising amount of busyness, all in preparation for slowing down and spending… Read more ⇢

  • Making the Path: One Step, One Thought, One Future

    🪧 Trail Marker #5 — Presence, Gratitude, and the Path Ahead “A single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a… Read more ⇢

  • 🪧 The Road Through Resolve

    Trail Marker #4 Deliberate/Consistent Motion Achieves Progress Resolve – Grit – Perseverance – Patience. These are the words that rattle around my mind in the early hours when sleep is… Read more ⇢

  • The Only Way Out Is Through

    Trail Marker #3: Nine Days Into the Climb “The only way out is through.”“To grow, we must be willing to leave our comfort zone and step into the learning zone.”… Read more ⇢

  • Roots, Rocks, and Goodbyes

    This past weekend, Christopher, Theresa, and I stepped onto the Greeley Pond Trail — one last true hike before trading in these worn-out knees for new ones. It felt fitting… Read more ⇢

  • The Law of the Farm: Growth That Can’t Be Rushed

    This morning, as I watched the frost settled on the greenhouse roof, I found myself thinking again about Stephen Covey’s Law of the Farm. As the day wore on, I… Read more ⇢

Read more: When Will We Be There?