CURRENT MISSION

Share my life with people worth sharing it with

ABOUT ME

My name is Derek and I live on Two Rivers Farm. I love plants and animals, Rocks and water, words and music, and forming new relationships with new people

PHILOSOPHY

I really like this Ed Abbey quote right now: "Be as I am — a reluctant enthusiast... See More… a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much; I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those desk-bound men and women with their hearts in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this; You will outlive the bastards.” Ed Abbey

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to host people and hear their stories. Couchsurfing is a great way to vicariously enjoy the freedom of traveling through individuals you never would have crossed paths otherwise. We are constantly seeking human connections.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only positive. I would love to keep it that way.

Interests

Rock Climbing, backpacking, Music, Gardening, writing, marijuana, books,

• animals
• fish
• writing
• books
• running
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• backpacking
• boxing
• rock climbing
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I collect vinyl.

I own some books. Most are about spirituality, farming or fantastical and far off places.

I like movies. I watch them often.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing the Tetons, Paddling the Snake River, Hiking the Grand Canyon, F;y Fishing the Mckenzie