growing up in the adirondack mountains of upstate new york, the wilderness was my backyard. i had no idea how lucky i was and how few people get to experience what i could simply by walking out my door. i feel that i owe those hills for everything they gave me. exploration. lessons learned both the easy and the hard way. memories. i could never repay all of the gifts, but i hope that by sharing their story, my story, the stories of those helping to keep it, that i can share those gifts with others so they can experience a piece of what i did. maybe then they will see what i do; a land worth keeping whole and healthy.<\/p>\r\n","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/author\/zachary-g-b-smith\/","slug":"zachary-g-b-smith","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abf9c3a30c7fd8ac145261eeed625bdd?s=24&d=https%3a%2f%2fplanetforward.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2023%2f02%2funtitled-design-1-150x150.png&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abf9c3a30c7fd8ac145261eeed625bdd?s=48&d=https%3a%2f%2fplanetforward.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2023%2f02%2funtitled-design-1-150x150.png&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abf9c3a30c7fd8ac145261eeed625bdd?s=96&d=https%3a%2f%2fplanetforward.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2023%2f02%2funtitled-design-1-150x150.png&r=g"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"simple_local_avatar":null,"yoast_head":"\n