I’m from Ohio, but I went to school in Pittsburgh. There, I caught the travel bug.

I’ve taught English in Peru, lived in a Buddhist monastery in China, studied in India, and traveled throughout Israel.

In 2014, I started to hike. In between adventures, I’ve worked in marketing research, hitchhiked across America, and been an au pair in New Zealand.

Currently, I live in Truckee, CA, where I work in the summer as a whitewater raft guide.

I also like tea, travelogues, dogs, to-do lists, and indie folk music.

I started this website to chronicle my adventures and get others outdoors.