Husband & father, conservationist, lover of mountains! Life is all about my family, my role at The SCA and my passion for exploring summits!
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Yosemite for sure! Seeing the John Muir wilderness would be amazing. My son Joey hasnt been to a national park yet and I would love to share that with him soon. I was about his age when I visited Acadia for the first time and I have vivid memories of that trip still. Glacier, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are all high on my NP bucket list as well!
What has been your favorite adventure experience?Definitely bushwhacking Maine's "hundred highest" peaks under four thousand feet, all of which have no maintained or marked trails. It was a great learning experience as far as route finding and navigation goes. Some of the views are never seen by a lot of hikers in this region. I'm also very passionate about landscape photography and video production; both go hand in hand with my love of hiking, conservation and our national parks! Would be epic to vlog a national parks tour with a Winne!!
What would you do with $10,000?We would take some time off from work and school, see some of the other places in this beautiful country that we've never been to, national parks, and other mountainous areas like the Rockies, the Cascades, etc. At The SCA, I'm the Equipment & Field Services Coordinator. It's fast paced and very rewarding; my department services a lot of the conservation crews that work in these parks and forests, so it would be super cool to see some of their works with my own eyes!
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