Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
Surprising discoveries in ordinary places
Follow
Humble Hikes: The Calling
Humble Hikes: The Calling
Surprising discoveries in ordinary places
John Nielson
Jul 5, 2021
Write With Us
Write With Us
Submission Guidelines
John Nielson
Jul 5, 2021
Meet My Left-Lane Lunatic
Meet My Left-Lane Lunatic
What my road rage revealed when I slowed down to listen
John Nielson
Jun 12
My Near-death Hike In Breckenridge
My Near-death Hike In Breckenridge
Why I’ll never climb mountains — or take on tough life challenges — alone.
John Nielson
Apr 21, 2023
Giving The Finger To Colonialism
Giving The Finger To Colonialism
How Puerto Rico ignited my fighting spirit.
John Nielson
Jan 7, 2023
OMG, I’m In OGT
OMG, I’m In OGT
I wrote. I drank. I hung out with my 10-year-old self.
John Nielson
Sep 26, 2022
It’s 11:11. Do You Know Where Your Mind Is?
It’s 11:11. Do You Know Where Your Mind Is?
Here’s how I find mine twice a day.
John Nielson
Aug 18, 2021
Beep One More Time And I’ll Rip Your Guts Out
Beep One More Time And I’ll Rip Your Guts Out
My fridge wants me to save energy. (Or is it trying to tell me something else?)
John Nielson
Aug 12, 2021
37 Steps To Writing Magic
37 Steps To Writing Magic
How getting my mail, talking to ants, and picking up dog shit fires up my creativity.
John Nielson
Aug 6, 2021
I Killed The Drama Driving To My Dad’s
I Killed The Drama Driving To My Dad’s
How GPS (and my wife) helped me clear the road there.
John Nielson
Aug 4, 2021
Interstate Intervention At Mile Marker 226
Interstate Intervention At Mile Marker 226
A shoulder to lean on as the world flew by at 90 MPH
John Nielson
Jul 5, 2021
Earning Toenail Bling On Planet Fungeye
Earning Toenail Bling On Planet Fungeye
Sure it stunk, but no place taught me more about myself
John Nielson
Jul 5, 2021
High Anxiety At Home Depot
High Anxiety At Home Depot
The day I learned a new pair of VISE-GRIPs won’t save my marriage.
John Nielson
Jul 5, 2021
Kayakking To Myself On Lake Gervais
Kayakking To Myself On Lake Gervais
It’s my favorite mid-week, Happy Hour
John Nielson
Jul 5, 2021
About Humble Hikes
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams