Hiking
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What If…?
What if, out of the 8.142 billion people on earth, each one of those individuals picked up a single piece of trash every day for the rest of their lives? What if, instead of waking up to be mesmerized and hypnotized by our electronic devices, we took our first few breaths of a new day, Continue reading
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The Return
“What was your favorite part about it man?” I’ve been back from the trail for a total of three months and fourteen days. In my time of trying to nestle back into a normalized reality of civilization, I’ve been asked this question a couple of times. Not an easy question to answer even in the Continue reading
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Is It Evil?
How much can one stand before they turn evil? To what are the depths of hell that one would give into? The greater question, how does true individual evil appear and how is it measured? Measured by comparison of other historical individuals who committed such egregious crimes that horrify the devil himself? Or is it Continue reading
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Out of the Void, Into the Noise
As I sit on the beach of Lake Michigan, I ponder the right way to end this whole journey. Shoving my feet deep into the sandy shores that I’ve been devoid of. I have to admit that I don’t want to write this blog. I have to admit that through all the struggles and hardships Continue reading
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Closing the Book
When you flip through the last pages of a book, finishing the literature that has preoccupied your time, what resonates with you? What do you take away from the reading? Is it a life lesson? Is it a long list of quotes that present themselve as a code of ethics? Is it intelligence? Is it Continue reading
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What’s In A Support System?
I often wonder how my life might have turned out had I been an orphan, a kid raised by a single mother or a single father. What might have become of me, or my sister for that matter, had our father walked out on us at the ages of two and five? Or worse yet, Continue reading
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The Humor in my Hypocrisy!
Hypocrite: (Adjective) A person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings. As I attempt to narrate a story from the events of Friday, June 30th, I feel as though it’s important to note that my narration is a bit of a riff from my last blog: “Be Excellent to Everyone!”. Continue reading
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“Be Excellent to Everyone!”
Who would’ve thought that hikers have beach days on the Appalachian Trail? I can tell you I certainly wasn’t expecting to unravel my rain poncho, sprawling it onto a pitch of sand. For all intended purposes of my massive red Mackintosh, I can’t say I’ve ever seen one used as a beach towel before. However, Continue reading
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What Are You Afraid Of?
I used to believe that cramming my emotions into the bottleneck of a contained jar was the appropriate way to weave through this world. To stockpile my darkest thoughts and beliefs onto the shelf that was hidden away, covered in dust and cobwebs. To take what was unnatural and unconventional and conceal those things with Continue reading
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Your Radiant Beams
As the darkness of the night settles over the land, a time for rest begins. Our eyes close as we work to regenerate our strength for the next day. This isn’t solely for hikers. A time for rest and recovery is necessary for almost every living organism on this planet. The moon makes its way Continue reading
About Me
My name is Jacob Rohlman and I entered the blogging world to help record my exploits from the Appalachian Trail. Also, to express a little more freedom with journaling and daily thoughts that might cross my mind. I am an alumni from Muskegon Community College where I graduated with my associates and I also received my diploma from Mona Shores High School. My passion has almost always been soccer, however, the older that I become the more important I realize it is to have multiple drives in life. I’ve had 5 jobs starting from the time I turned 17 and none of them landed me in a position I could see myself staying in for the long haul. I hope you enjoy my site and the posts that come with it. Welcome to “eating elephants”!
Eating Elephants 