Reason

I guess a little deeper background as to "why?" is in order. There are more reasons than I can express, but I'll address a few points specifically:

1. This summer was a whirl wind. I did a lot. A LOT. Too much in fact. I never thought I'd hear my self say that but it's a fact. Next to doing a lot I spent 5 weeks working the single most exhausting job of my life. The exhaustion of the summer left me destroyed come September and led me to think of quality over quantity; setting my sights on accomplishing the specific things that interest me, not everything in the world that interests me! 

2. I've found the perfect companion that is just excited about - and capable off - attempting 3 big adventures that I'm over the moon excited about: Rim to Rim to Rim of the Grand Canyon, the Teton Crest Trail (inmy favorite place in the world) and the Wonderland trail circumnavigating Mt. Rainier. More about my companion soon...

As for why I am keeping a blog to track the adventures: Mainly, I enjoy writing; Secondly, I also think that the point of sport is to inspire each other to reach now heights, see new things and share the joy of movement and exploration so what better way to do this than words and photos on the interwebs?

Getting Ready for 2014

Thanksgiving and the holidays in general always start to get me antsy and excited for the coming new year. 

While its not over quite yet, 2013 has been an amazing turning point in life. I started back to school in January studying Wildlife Biology at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO and could not be more pleased with my decision. School has been challenging and awesome - its great to get the brain ticking over and I'm incredibly happy with my major, my teachers, classes and future.

School has also presented me with the opportunity for boundless exploration and quality time playing in the mountains. I started adventuring further this year running, climbing, backpacking and skiing around Colorado, most of Western USA and a little bit in Scotland and Italy while visiting my family. For 2014 I'm going to fully dedicate my self to on exploration, learning and discovery. 

What better way to do this than creating a bucket list, tracking the adventures and getting after it!