CURRENT MISSION

Explore, challenge myself, save the planet, drink good beer

ABOUT ME

I'm 25 and just got married to my long-time girlfriend. I'm a runner, hiker, cyclist (road and mountain), backpacker, and basically love everything that has to do with the woods, mountains, rivers, and extreme environments. My dream is to make a difference in the future of our natural world and protect what's left. I'm really healthy, don't smoke, honest, and love catching up with friends over a few pints or a bottle of wine. I've always loved to travel and love checking locations off my list with my new wife.

PHILOSOPHY

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings." --John Muir

"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." --Lance Armstrong

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host and surf

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none yet!

Interests

running, hiking, cycling (mountain and road), backpacking, travel, mountains, rivers, woods, endurance sports, baseball, beer, environmental sustainability.

• wine
• beer
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• sports
• baseball
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Matrix, Saving Private Ryan, Bourne Series, Snatch, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Back to the Future Trilogy, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Blood Diamond, V for Vendetta, Superbad, anything with Will Ferrell, Chris Farley, and Peter Griffin
Books: Cold Mountain, all Bill Bryson, A Sand County Almanac, Natural Capitalism, It's Not about the Bike
Music: punk (Rise Against, No Use for a Name, Strung Out, Dropkick Murphy's, Flogging Molly), rock (AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Muse, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine), folk/bluegrass (Yonder Mountain, Nickel Creek)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I crossed the Grand Canyon twice in 3 days (plus a side trip) by myself.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love showing people how to enjoy the world around them. I can teach you how to camp, ride a bike to work, navigate with map and compass, survive in the woods, enjoy good beer (American micro brews are the best!), teach you about practical sustainability, and help you "green" your life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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