CURRENT MISSION

To travel as many roads, sample as many beers, and listen to as much of the blues as I can.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Northern Idaho in an amazing place with nature everywhere. Shortly after graduating high school was a 4-year enlistment in the Air Force. I was stationed in AZ, became a motorcyclist, and decided to stay for school. After graduating, I moved up to Wisconsin for a year (Madison), and then came back.
I consider myself the most fortunate person I know. I have food, shelter, a great family, amazing friends, the best dog in the world (so I like to think), beer to drink, and music to listen to.

PHILOSOPHY

I am happy and do not believe in stress.
Also, if one begins and ends the day with a pickle, it will usually turn out well!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have found a place in the Lake Tahoe area in Kings Beach.  I will be working at a ski resort for the winter and plan to snowboard and participate in other outdoor activities.  As well as brew beer!  I have an extremely small studio, but could host one or two people.  It is a great place to visit and ski or ride!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The weekend I found out about CSing was amazing. Perhaps this was a fateful event. The evening before I learned of CS I rolled into Zion Nat'l Park just before sunset. As I was standing and looking at the scenery with my mouth open and in awe, a fellow riding couple stopped to say hello. I didn't have a place to stay, and all campgrounds were full. The couple offered a room and I took it. They hosted very generously and fed me very well. Thank you Dukes! The next day on the Zion shuttle bus I heard a coupld talking about CSing.com. We spoke for a while and when I got home from the trip I promptly set up an account.

Interests

Motorcycling.
Beer.
Blues.
Not necessarily in that order.
Also: brewing beer, cooking, eating, traveling, good conversation, camping, bicycling, reading, backpacking, hiking, people, writing, dancing, snowboarding, hopefully someday soon learning another language.

• dogs
• writing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• homebrewing
• music
• blues
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• skiing
• snowboarding
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

The Big Lebowski. Lonesome Dove. Stevie Ray Vaughn. Carl Hiaasen. Jimmy Buffett. Dogma. CJ Box. John Lee Hooker. Robert Johnson. O Brother Where Art Though? Eric Clapton. Jimi Hendrix. Willie Dixon. The Grateful Dead. The Alchemist. The Allman Brothers Band. Beastie Boys. The Last Waltz. Pink Floyd. James Bond. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Rolling Stones. Martin Scorsese. Ken Burns. The Beatles.

To name a few off the top of my head.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A sunset in the Swiss Alps. This would not have happened had I not slept through my stop after a long day of snowboarding. I was "let off" at a very small chalet and was able to purchase a delicious beer just in time to watch this spectacle. Truly amazing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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