Walk (vicariously) with Wendy!

My home is a cabin deep in the Maine Woods. I invite you to join me as I experience the joys and challenges of remote, off-the-grid living—and as I roam the woods in search of new wonders—by reading the blog posts below and by subscribing to my blog.

In the spring of 2019, I hiked the easternmost segment of the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail, starting on the Delaware shore and heading to West Virginia, teaching and learning along the way. You can jump directly to the story of this two-month pilgrimage by clicking here.

— Wendy Weiger, Achor Earth Ways Founder

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Blog: Walking with Wendy

The Maine Woods are the realm of moose and lynx, eagles and brook trout, rugged mountains and whitewater rivers. In nighttime satellite photos, the forest is a large black island of darkness that stands in sharp contrast to the white froth of human lights all around. There are millions of acres to explore. From 2011-2019, I shared my wanderings through this wild-feeling region in photo-essays that I posted on Facebook; you will find a sampling here.  I chronicle my adventures from 2020 onward in my blog below.

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    Prairie Dawn

    A belated Happy New Year to all my blog friends! I’ve settled into the Center for Benedictine Life at the Monastery of Saint Gertrude for another winter. The monastery rises above Idaho’s Camas Prairie, which stretches toward distant snowcapped mountains. A few days ago, on a frosty morning, we were blessed with a glorious, flamboyant...
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    Finding Peace Amidst the Chaos

    In recent months, news from the human world has spoken of chaos and confusion: war in Ukraine and the Middle East, political strife at home and abroad, factions working against each other rather than uniting for the common good. It’s easy to get caught in an endless internal loop of negative thoughts: frustrations with the...
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    Season of Light

    Summer Solstice greetings! Over the past six weeks, I’ve traveled from Saint Gertrude’s Monastery in Idaho back to my home in the Maine Woods. I’ve settled into my off-grid cabin east of Moosehead Lake and my work managing the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Visitor Center in Monson. I invite you to join me for a “Mindful...
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    Spring Blossoms at the Monastery

    Come climb the hill above the Center for Benedictine Life at the Monastery of Saint Gertrude, on a day when all nature seems to sing for joy…
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    American Discovery Trail