To some, the world seemed to be coming to an end. Thousands every day were dying at the hands of mankind. Countries were taking hold of every drop of oil they could get, and it didn’t matter how many lives they killed to get it. On a daily basis, people are being taken for granted, lied to, and abused by their own governments and neighbors living next door to them. The socialites of the world were living darker and darker lives as the fossil fuels we used slowly killed us and the planet. The ice caps of our world cried out, weeping their fresh water into our oceans. Our world was slowly dying because of all of us living on the planet.
Harvey understood human beings were the cause of most of our troubles, but what could he do about it? He had problems of his own. His whole life seemed to be a whirlwind of events that never stopped. How does someone work on themselves when the world around you is out of control? After leaving Burlington College, his only thoughts were of the peace and quiet of the green mountains of Vermont. Strapping on his backpack, Harvey would never realize how this one trip across the Appalachian Trail would change his life forever. His entire world would never be the same again.
To many, the world appeared to be nearing collapse. Thousands were dying each day at the hands of humanity itself, while nations fought over dwindling oil reserves, indifferent to the lives lost in pursuit of power. People were routinely deceived, exploited, and abused by both their governments and those living beside them. As society's elites descended into increasingly destructive lifestyles, the unchecked use of fossil fuels continued to poison the planet. Ice caps melted, spilling their fresh water into rising oceans, and the Earth slowly deteriorated under the collective weight of human neglect.
Harvey understood that human beings were the root of most of these problems, yet he felt powerless to change them. His own life was already consumed by relentless turmoil, leaving him to wonder how anyone could fix themselves when the world itself was unraveling. After leaving Burlington College, he sought refuge in the quiet isolation of Vermont's Green Mountains. Strapping on his backpack, Harvey could not have known that this single journey along the Appalachian Trail would alter his life forever. By the time it ended, his world would never be the same.
