Calls Home: Blue Diamond, Nevada
First Car: Mazda
Favorite Book: Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza
If I’m not riding I’m… trying to Save Red Rock and chasing after kids
If I’m not on tour I’m… scouting tours
Favorite vacation spot: Olympic Peninsula or Zion National Park
Winter Sport: Skiing
Plans for the future: Escape Adventures until I’m 100. I’m only halfway there. Imagine the possibilities!
Off-Season gig: I have no off-season, but I do love to bike whenever I have time.
Rides: Tarmac Road Bike and Stumpjumper Mountain Bike
Name of your bike: Lur (mtn bike) and Blur (road bike)
First bike: Purple bike with streamers and a banana seat
Why you bike: For exercise, mental health, to celebrate the freedom that our forefathers fought for and that women enjoy in this country, exploration, learning through audiobooks and family time.
Worst Crash: Sliding down scree on my back with the bike riding me instead of the other way around. At Mt. Charleston Bristlecone loop. Thoughts going through my mind: wish my brother was here to see this and how long until I stop sliding?
What you drive: The minivan that used to run tours in Florida. I live in Nevada but I was born in Florida so I kept the EA Florida stickers on.
Miles logged in a season: I always try to go more than the year it is. Last year I doubled it, but I at least try to meet it all years. This year I’m adding a vertical component to 1,000,000 vertical feet.
What material possession do you value most: My violin named honey
Won’t go on tour without: My bike
Freeride or Cross Country: Cross country, the more mountains the better
Road Ride: Yeah baby!
I love… family, music, nature, trail running, mtn biking, road biking, camping
I hate… scalloped potatoes and hate speech
I want… everyone to know how much they are loved
I need… a quarter for my m&m machine
Favorite Tour: Best of Moab
Favorite Trail: Powell Point
Favorite Type of Trail: Uphill
Most likely to find this in my guide pack: Sunscreen
Favorite Grub Box Item: Sour patch kids
Always carry: A camera
Best Escape Memory: Finding peace in the wind with a guest who had just lost his father to suicide. He came on tour to get away and found the peace he was looking for. He said that he could feel his dad in the wind. He ended up becoming a tour guide.
Advice for Guests New to Escape: Bring a short sleeve jersey and several light, thin layers with long sleeves so that you can tie them around your waist or stuff them in your pockets because the temperatures fluctuate a lot depending on exertion and environment.
Words of Wisdom: Adventure, kindness, integrity
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.
