I went to school with Ben Montgomery.  We weren’t friends as he was popular and I was a punk rock snob.  Through the power of social media, we’ve become friendly almost 20 years later.  He’s also become quite the writer, and I would have never have guessed he had it in him.  Just like I imagine people would have never guessed a 67-year-old woman could hike 2000+ miles with barely more than the clothes on her back.