Putting Life in Your Years

inspiring active outdoor lifestyles

 

Find joy in this immersion of your existence. And then when it’s your turn and you consider what it took to get there, you will truly know that it was worth it.

  •  29-06-2024 12:34 PM

I wasn’t excited about this last hike, so I didn’t go. I didn’t want half the prize. Maybe next time it will be exactly what I need.

  •  30-04-2024 08:00 AM

Knowledge is our best tool to keep us safe out in the wild. Get to know true black bear behavior and how we can peacefully live among them on our backpacking adventures.

  •  23-04-2024 09:00 AM

Summer hiking will be here before you know it, which means we need to start getting ready. But us older hikers face a set of challenges that younger hikers do not.

  •  03-04-2024 08:00 AM

Some of the most common water filters for backpacking are inadequate for purifying water that is contaminated with chemicals or heavy metals. Here is a review of one that does.

  •  19-11-2023 08:00 AM

Over 100 people die every year in the U.S. while on hiking trips. Most of these are easily preventable by bringing some essential gear.

  •  05-11-2023 08:00 AM

The two core reasons to spend time being active in nature are centered on our own needs and about the needs of those we love.

  •  22-10-2023 09:13 AM
















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MSR - up to 50% off tents

Therm-a-Rest - up to 50% off sleeping bags

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Flextail - 40% off Tiny Repeller S

Flextail Flash Sale - up to 50%

P&G Water Purification 20% off! With this link, enter the discount code: purify20 at checkout. 

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About image
The good life starts with being present and living with purpose.
We should all follow the path that makes our life meaningful and affirms our 'why' in body, mind, and spirit.

Hi, I'm David Ashley. I've adopted the name "David on Earth" as a trail name, the less formal identity that accompanies me on every adventure out in the wilds of nature.

A little about me: I've been happily married for all my adult life to the same wonderful woman.
She gave me two beautiful girls who blessed me with four grandchildren, who again blessed me with two great-grandsons.

Currently I live in Colorado, but I've lived throughout the midwestern United States and traveled the world for the first 20 years of my adult life when I was in the United States Air Force, and then some afterwards. For a little while longer I'll continue working for an international software consulting firm. And then I'll begin a new adventure: retirement. I'm not exactly sure what that will look like yet, but I'm sure it will include time on trails and in wild places I've never been.

On this website I bring you stories of the trail and insights from my pursuit of the good life. I've logged thousands of trail miles over the years. In 2018 I hiked the 500-mile Colorado Trail. In 2020 I began section hiking the Arizona Trail and recorded another 100 miles of desert floors and sky islands in 2024. I've also hiked trails in Utah, Wyoming and Michigan. God willing, as long as I can move, I will add to this list of places.

I hope you enjoy this website and my YouTube channel. You can also find me on Instagram. I'd love to hear from you by commenting in the blog on this site or via YouTube or Instagram.

Now, stop reading this and go live like you want it! I'll see you on the trail!