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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
I spent 30 years in Fire and Aviation all over the Northwest US and Alaska...and made a living hanging out in some of the most beautiful places on Earth..now semi-retired I am into traveling, meeting new people and having fun
ABOUT ME
Grew up surfing and playing music in the San Francisco Bay Area so a fairly liberal atmosphere and allot of fun with great people and incredible music. Traveled between Alaska and the tip of Baja Mexico for the next 30 years..basicly a west coast boy. Did a long stitch with the Forest Service in Aviation and Fire where I was among other things a helicopter mgr, Hotshot, Smokejumper, air attack, tanker base mgr and ended up running the aviationj program in Nevada for Bureau of Land Management until I retired about 5 years ago. Now it's wide open again!
PHILOSOPHY
If you do not have the capacity to love yourself, then there is simply no basis on which to build a sense of caring toward others. If you are not living on the edge then you are taking up too much room!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I'm an avid traveler and have used couch surf only when I went to Australia..want to use it more and am open for surfers who visit my area.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Australia had a very positive experience couch staying!
Interests
Anything outdoor related..music of all kinds...baseball
- breakfast
- exercise
- running
- aviation
- traveling
- music
- outdoor activities
- surfing
- baseball
Music, Movies, and Books
Big movie buff, especially foreign..love all kinds of music especially Jazz and avid reader recently alot of historical fiction.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Traveling the length of Argentina the winter before last was pretty amazing and parachuting into the wilds of Alaska for 4 years fighting wildfires was unbelievable!
Teach, Learn, Share
Share ability to survive through trying times and learn from new experiences..I can teach you a good morning exercise program and make a great breakfast!
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Australia, Belize, Canada, Chile, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, Mexico, United States