CURRENT MISSION

Travel to see other rad people & projects around the world, promote sustainable living.

ABOUT ME

I'm all about bicycles, I love to go on group rides, build freak bikes, play bike polo, and help others learn about bikes. I finished a 7 month bike tour around the US and central America in April 2011.Home is alaska in summer to work on my log cabin & garden/orchard thing at a sustainable land project my brother and I have been working on the last few years. I Enjoy living off the grid without bills, minimal solar electricity, rain water collection and wild foods. Now I am traveling by bike to Mexico and elsewhere for the winter.

PHILOSOPHY

I truly think most people are good people, there is just a few who create so much injustice for so many.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am totally down for the mission. I am all about free space and host as many travellers I can myself. Also making travelling easier, cheaper, and more accessible for low income folks like myself is awesome.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had all great experiences so far travelling and hosting new people through this site.

Interests

Bikes, Bike touring, rafting, Travelling, DIY, Sustainability, gardening, homesteading, woodworking, metalworking, archery, outdoor adventure, skiing, climbing, hiking, boating, foraging wild foods, hunting & fishing.

• diy
• cooking
• cheese
• gardening
• boating
• traveling
• homesteading
• woodworking
• metalworking
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• hunting
• skiing
• rock climbing
• bike polo
• archery

Music, Movies, and Books

I like How-To books the most & Edward Abbey, Jack London, Thoreau, and most classics.

I like folk music, old time, jug bands, folk rock, punk rock, folk punk, crust punk, pagan metal.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biked 200 miles in 14 hours straight for the fireweed bike race. Rafted through Grand Canyon 3 times!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a pretty good cook, home brewer, cheese maker. I can do some woodworking, blacksmithing, sustainable building (stone masonry, log building, cob/adobe, cordwood, hay bale), bike mechanics, boating (canoeing, rafting, Kayak), ice/rock climbing, Archery, flintknapping, hunting/fishing, leather working.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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