Neal Lyon completed New Hampshire's List of its 48 four thousand foot summits earlier this year on Mount Isolation during the cold depths and deep snows of January, weeks before the outbreak of COVID-19 shut down trail heads and state parks for weeks on end. As activity opens up gradually across the state, including access to some of the White Mountains’ most visited and prized peaks, Lyon has returned to the ascents which helped transform his life in ways he never imagined possible, building his own community of trail seekers along the way while connecting with others in a way only those who have traversed the long and often arduous pathways in the mountains can understand. Lyon’s Instagram bio reads “My life is simple. At some point I found the mountains. It changed everything…”; three short lines that speak volumes about the value of pushing past one’s own perceived limitations, making a conscious choice to live differently and helping others have their own unique experiences outdoors.