Personal Interests
Exploration
"The world is big, and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark."
I travel in my First Generation Tundra as much as possible, reaching desolate areas. I am always in search of a quieter place, somewhere I can fully immerse myself in nature.
My favorite places to travel include Moab UT, Fraser CO, Garden of Eden in Santa Cruz CA, and Stanislaus National Forest.
A silver Tundra covered in orange Moab mud after driving Shafer Trail in Canyonlands National Park
A calm alpine lake at dusk near Winter Park, Colorado, where I caught my first lake trout
Fishing
"What better way to learn about streams than within?"
I have fished nearly all water features I reach (in obedience with regulations). A fish can tell a story about the water quality, color, cover types, and food sources.
Some of my favorite time in Colorado was spent hiking and driving out to remote water with no reviews on Fishbrain. I feel that it is best to experience the water as it is, therefore, I did not use waders to protect from the cold.
I release all of the fish I catch.
Bicycles
"It's all mechanical, you can mend it with a hammer."
While the quote references Jeremy's BMW, I find working on bicycles to be a purely mechanical pursuit that I genuinely enjoy. I love building and riding bikes, and my current fleet consists of a 2009 Fuji Cross Pro and a Cannondale CX3 — these two bikes account for about 90% of my travel.
Some notable rides include the Sacramento to Davis Causeway, Lake Tahoe (Tour De Tahoe Route), and the American River Trail from Midtown to Folsom Lake.
A 'Shaft Drive' bicycle- a rare sight for the Bike Kitchen
Mycology
"Fungi are the interface organisms between life and death."
Fungi are everywhere, you just have to look. It was not until my days in Colorado that I sought out fungi. I love to document, forage, and spatially bookmark my mushroom observations.
I am working on a better field documentation workflow utilizing QField, currently I keep track using Organic Maps. My Mushroom Observer account needs updating, as I have found species that I have not been able to identify using guidebooks.
Unidentified mushroom in Fraser Experimental Forest
One of my first first long-exposure captures
Photography
My goal was to capture life from the perspective of someone who is curious, confident, and isolated. I started capturing in high school and carried on through college.
Nowadays I use my Sony a6300 for macro shots of fungi and textures of nature. All photos on this site are self-captured. The homepage features a wood texture I saw on a hike.
GIS
I love data visualization and deriving digital beauty from the physical world. See these topographic vectors I made for the website backgrounds.
Contact me if you are planning a community event or share an interest in GIS- lets collaborate!
