Adventure loving guy currently residing in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. I spend most of my free time hiking, camping, taking photos, and of course, traveling. Learning is my passion, and I am intrigued by other people's experiences. For my day job, I work as an Engineer at a company that designs and manufactures airplanes.

Recent adventures:
- 100 mile (160km) hike of the Superior Hiking Trail on the north shores of Lake Superior, Minnesota, USA (worlds largest freshwater lake)
- Camping trip to Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
- Multiple camping/hiking/fishing trips to the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA
- Frequent winter camping trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota, USA. This is a 1.1 million acre (4,400 square km) area that prohibits motor vehicles, so you can only travel by canoe, skis, snowshoes, or foot. My coldest trip was -40F (-40C)!
- Traveled and lived out of a van on New Zealand's south island for a month. I hiked every day!

Future Trips:
- Switzerland, France, and The Dolomites, Italy in mid-April, 2019
- Lofoton Island, Norway, ?
- Iceland, ?
- Everest Basecamp, ?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love learning about other people's experiences. I believe that this sharing gives a more in depth look at the area, culture, and history more than anything else. I hope to be inspired by the others I meet.

Interests

Hiking, camping, photography, sports, outdoors

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/TV:
The Hobbit
Game of Thrones
Anchorman
Interstellar

Books:
Game of Thrones
Mountain Men

Music:
City and Colour
Bon Iver
Metallica

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went skinny dipping in an absolutely freezing glacial lake in the southern alps of New Zealand.

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, baseball, spontaneous random facts

What I Can Share with Hosts

Easy going attitude, endless movie quotes, and hopefully a good beer

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States