Travel:

  • States Traveled To: 50 / 50

  • Continents: 4 / 7

Adventure:

2018:

  • Moved from West Virginia to Colorado

  • First overnight backpacking trip, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

  • Winter summit of 14er Mount Democrat, Colorado

2019:

  • Ran 10k in New Orleans

  • Overnight Backpacking Trip Thunder Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

  • Hiked Syncline Loop, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

  • Winter Hike to high altitude lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

  • Ice fishing on Dowdy Lake, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

2020:

  • Attended first Jiu-Jitsu Class

  • Went on REI La Ciudad Perdida “Lost City Trek” Trip in Colombia

  • Two Backpacking Trips in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

  • 3 Day 2 Night 30 Mile Backpacking Loop in Lost Creek Wilderness, Colorado

  • 18 Mile Day Hike/Fishing Trip to Two High Altitude Lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

  • Single Day Summits of two 14ers, Grays & Torreys Peaks, Colorado

  • 14er Quandary Peak Summit, Colorado

  • Blue Lake Backpacking Trip, Telluride, Colorado

  • Two Backpacking Trips in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

  • Solo 6-week Trip to Florianopolis, Brazil. Hiked & Trained Jiu Jitsu

  • Minimized all my possessions, loaded up my Jeep and drove, tent camping along the way from Colorado to Pennsylvania

2021:

  • Competed in Grappling Industries Jiu Jitsu Competition held in Maryland

  • Bought a Cargo Van and began the process of building it into a CamperVan to live in full-time

  • Before van was finished, made first trip sleeping in it along the way from Pennsylvania to Colorado & back in order to get it registered there 

  • Finished the build & began traveling the US while living in the CamperVan full-time

  • Backpacked 23 mile Pemigewasset Loop, New Hampshire

  • Backpacked 25 mile personally custom-made route in Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire

  • Backpacked up to Glastenbury Mountain in Glastenbury Wilderness, Vermont

  • Backpacked on Fingerlakes Trail, New York

  • Backpacking Trip 12.5 miles to Gore Lake, Eagles Nest Wilderness, Colorado

  • Custom Off-Trail Backpacking Trip in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

  • Summit of Highest Point in Arizona, 12,633’ Humphreys Peak

  • Overnight Backpacking Trip 14.5 mile Blacktop Mesa, Superstition Wilderness, Arizona 

  • Attended BJJ Globetrotters Jiu Jitsu week-long camp at Jay Pages Jiu Jitsu, Phoenix, Arizona 

  • Drove to Idyllwild, California to attend course & receive Wilderness First Responder Certification 

  • Took Trip in Van from California over to Pennsylvania in time for Christmas

2022:

  • Camped, Trained & Completed work-exchange program at Open Source Jiu-Jitsu in Asheville, North Carolina 

  • Custom 16-Mile Route Backpacking Trip in Linville Gorge Wilderness, North Carolina

  • Summited 23 Mountains Surrounding Asheville, North Carolina Region

  • Overnight Backpacking Trip Custom Route 22 Miles in Middle Prong Wilderness, North Carolina

  • Completed 3 Day, 30 Mile Thru-Hike of the Art Loeb Trail, North Carolina 

  • Mount Sniktau 13,240’ April Summit, Colorado

  • Twin Sisters Peak Summit, Colorado

  • Completed Intro to Mountaineering Course, Estes Park, Colorado

  • Quandary Peak 14er Winter Summit, Colorado

  • Snowshoe Trip up to Lakes Agnes, State Forest State Park, Colorado

  • 10 Mile Snowshoe Trek up to Sawtooth Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho

  • Attended week-long North Fork White Water Rafting Championship in Banks, Idaho

  • Mount Bachelor 9,066’ Crampon Summit, Oregon

  • 2 Day Overnight 12 mile trip to Crampon Summit South Sister 10,345’ Volcano, Oregon

  • 1 Day, 13.2 mile, 6,732’ Elevation Gain Crampon Trek to Summit Mount Adams 12,200’ Volcano, Washington 

  • Backpacking Trip on Superior Hiking Trail, Minnesota 

  • Backpacking Trip Manistee River Loop, Michigan 

  • Two Trips Custom-Made Routes to Backpack above treeline at over 11,000’, Rawah Wilderness, Colorado

  • CO - Texas - LA - Mississippi - AL - Georgia - North Carolina - PA Road Trip. Saw live music at the “Blue Front Cafe” in Bentonia, Mississippi, Camped in the swamps of Louisiana, and stayed and trained Jiu Jitsu in Asheville, NC.

2023:

  • Went on Whale Watching Trip, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

  • 17 Mile Overnight Backpacking Trip in Volcano National Park Wilderness Area, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

  • Winter Chasm Lake Attempt (Turned back near the end due to Avalance Conditions), Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

2023 - 2026:

  • I’ve given up on updating this. See my up-to-date Life Goals List. But, I have continued to pursue these activities and have goals in the future that I am pursuing. I’ve been to all 50 states, climbed to the highest point on earth, lived full-time in a campervan for two years, became WFR certified, climbed mountains such as: Whitney, Adams, South Sister, and more as well as many 14ers in Colorado. I’ve taken many international trips and explored many cities: Istanbul, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Oslo, Paris, Zurich, etc. I’ve also recently moved to the mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado right outside the portal to the Rocky Mountain National Park. My next goal is to purchase a fixer-upper cabin in the area to start a restoration project on it.