Calls Home: Moab, Utah
First Car: 96 Jeep Cherokee
Favorite Book: East of Eden
If I’m not riding I’m… driving the support vehicle
If I’m not on tour I’m… jumping on that Whole Enchilada shuttle
Favorite vacation spot: Sierra Nevada Mountains
Winter Sport: Riding bikes in the desert
Plans for the future: I have a long list of adventures I want to do but it every time I check something off I add three more
Off-Season gig: I am year-round with escape, I like to spend a portion of my winters in Vegas and Phoenix
Rides: Stumpjumper
Tires: Wide and burly with CushCore
Name of your bike: I’ve never named my vehicles and bikes
First bike: State Bike Fixed Gear
Why you bike: I do it for the thrill, the views, the fresh air, the runner’s high, the community, the challenge, and the joy
Worst Crash: No serious bicycle crashes (yet) but I did hit a deer going 75mph on a motorcycle
What you drive: 2003 Honda Toaster (Element)
Miles logged in a season: anywhere between 1,500-2,500
What material possession do you value most: my bike of course
Won’t go on tour without: my dumb jokes
Freeride or Cross Country: Freeride
Road Ride: I enjoy pavement from time to time
Puke or Surrender: neither
I used to be a… a bartender in NYC
I love… all my sweet friends around the world
I hate… public speaking (but I’m working on it)
I want… to hike and ride as many trails as I can
I need… to work on my cornering
Favorite Tour: White Rim
Favorite Trail: Captain Ahab
Favorite Type of Trail: Techy, chunky, and steep
Most likely to find this in my guide pack: A wag bag (I have yet to deploy it but you never know)
The Other Employees Will Say I’m… good at walking
Favorite Grub Box Item: Smokehouse Almonds
Always carry: Extra water
Best Escape Memory: While riding through terrible sleet a 12-year-old guest turned to me and said “at least it’s good for the plants and the animals”
Advice for Guests New to Escape: When on tour do not, by any means, keep your best dumb jokes to yourself
Words of Wisdom: Follow your bliss!
Since 1992, we at Escape Adventures have been blessed to shape and lead adventure travel vacations through some of the most awe-inspiring natural destinations in the world. Each successive season, our passion for adventure grows through memorable moments with our guests. Fresh air, faith, fitness and friends are the building blocks for our ventures, the treasured experiences that keep us moving forward. For those of you who have trekked and traveled with us over the past quarter century, Heather and I express our sincerest gratitude. The memories are priceless.
