Hi! I'm hiking the Continental Divide Trail this summer, starting April 21st. This is a ~3,000 mile hiking trail that connects Mexico and Canada along North America's continental divide. So I'll be walking through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, and hoping to meet lovely couch surfing hosts.

I have used Couchsurfing a couple times in the past, and had really positive experiences. When I'm not traveling to work on trail crews or hike long-distance trails, I work as an interpretive park ranger for the National Park Service (which means I wear a cool hat and teach people about the park they're visiting), and I work at Manassas City Public Schools as a tutor and substitute teacher. Working for the federal government and public schools means I have had multiple background checks - I can show you my federal employee ID and my school employee ID to prove this.

The College of William & Mary, class of 2014
Seasonal park ranger (VA State Parks, National Park Service)
Trail crew worker
Tutor in public schools

Here's my Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/MackerelChill

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I really enjoyed using Couchsurfing in the past. Meeting locals and fellow travelers is one of the best parts of visiting new places. Hotels feel impersonal and culturally sterile. Staying with people is just more my style.

兴趣

Hiking; camping; cooking; National Parks; Civil War; living outside for 5 months at a time; learning Spanish

• cooking
• hiking
• camping
• hockey
• rugby
• public policy
• science
• parks

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I thru hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2017 (2,200 miles, five months, southbound, Maine to Georgia)

教，学，和分享

I'm pretty talkative about backpacking gear if you get me started...
I work at a Civil War battlefield, and can speak extensively about the 1860s.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I have many stories of my misadventures along the trail! Neck-deep river crossings! Ocean tides creeping on my campsite! Seals! Being stranded in the rain on an ocean spit! Camping at a nudist resort! Camping in a cemetery! Staying with a cult in Vermont! A lot happened in 2017. I'm trying to make 2018 just as interesting.

我游览过的国家

Egypt, India, Turkey, United States

我居住过的国家

United States