Howdy! I’m Chuck, but my trail name is Orange Man. After my wife and best friend for 35 years died in 2021, I had to face that whole “mortality” thing, and I did not like what I was seeing. I was a 52-year-old, out-of-shape, overweight, workaholic with a lot of regrets. I retired on January 3, 2022, at 53 years old and started working on Life Part II. A major part of “Life Part II” is getting to a physical and mental place where I can truly enjoy life, try new things, and challenge myself. I decided to embrace hiking for the health/exercise benefits plus the “spiritual” side of things. Little did I know that hiking would become the focal point of my life! With an amazing amount of support from my new life partner, Dana, trail name Pit Crew, I thru-hiked the AT in 2024, section hiked over 1000 miles in 2025, and am starting a PCT thru-hike in late April 2026. Follow my adventures on my website http://RetiredHiker.com/ or IG @cstump2.