Some hikes are beautiful, some are challenging, and some change you. Hiking the Lost Valley in Glencoe, deep in the Scottish Highlands, was the closest I’ve ever come to sacred—a place where awe waits in the silence, the cliffs, and the fog.

Travel is about more than the places we go—it’s about the people who shape how we experience the world. This post is a love letter to the friends who’ve hiked beside us, held space for our grief, made ordinary trips unforgettable, and kept lifelong promises across miles and years. These are the friendships that changed everything.