I am a contemporary naturalist Painter, specializing in figures, landscape, and portraits.
My fisrt name is Thomas, but I go by my middle name, Caleb.
I am an experienced and avid outdoor enthusiast, spending as much time fly fishing, hiking, and backpacking as life and work allow.
Family, friends, truth, and real things are most important to me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For my art career I have to travel a good deal, and as I build recognition and accomplishment I need to economize as much as possible. Besides, meeting new people and making new friends is far better than the faceless anonymity of chain hotels.

Interests

A lover of beautiful things, wild places, honest thought, earnest curiosity, and true people.

• arts
• literature
• fishing
• hiking
• backpacking
• cinema
• flyfishing
• philosphy

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:
Acoustic rock; Acoustic Alternative; Classical; some pop, some rap, some of everything; most all traditions of folk, though especially Celtic Folk, Appalachian folk, Bluegrass; and lots more

MOVIES:
The Mission
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Spitfire Grill
No Country for Old Men
Spirited Away
The Wind Rises
many others...

BOOKS:
At the Back of the North Wind
Lilith
Any of George MacDonald's other work
Smith of Wooten Major
On Fairy Stories
Any and all of Tolkein's other work
Any and all of Clive Staples Lewis's work
All of Jane Austen's work
Tennyson
Many others....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One...hmmm, I don't think I can chose just one:

Hiked the TCT solo, got chased by a Moose, crossed paths with a Wolverine, climbed a 12k peak, swam in a glacier lake, caught and ate wild brook trout, hiked through snow and sleet storms.....

Jumped off 40ft clifs into prestine mountain pools.

Free soloed a few unnamed vertical faces.

and others

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an avid student of life and art, am faculty at Townsend Atelier (art teaching studio), and try to be as generous as I can be of my time, possessions, and spriti to all whom life bring across my path

What I Can Share with Hosts

Outdoors knowledge; obscure knowledge of science, literature, art, and nature; covering lodging expenses, buying some food and a few drinks, good company and conversation, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Nicaragua

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States