MY STORY GOES A LITTLE LIKE THIS:

I WAS AN ALCOHOLIC MOST OF MY LIFE. ALCOHOL AND DEPRESSION NEARLY ENDED MY LIFE.

DECEMBER 19TH 2013, AFTER YEARS OF COUNTLESS TREATMENTS, MEETINGS, AND THERAPISTS, I DECIDED TO TAKE BACK MY LIFE ON MY OWN TERMS. I WENT COLD TURKEY AND AFTER GOING THROUGH HELL ON EARTH FROM WITHDRAWALS, I BOUGHT A BACKPACK AND STARTED HIKING UP MOUNTAINS. MOTHER NATURE GAVE ME A 2ND CHANCE AT LIFE.

SINCE 2018. AFTER DISCOVERING THE LONG DISTANCE HIKING TRAILS AROUND THE U.S, I’VE HIKED OVER 11,000 MILES INCLUDING THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, PACIFIC CREST TRAIL X2, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL, SCOTTISH NATIONAL TRAIL, AND KUNGSLEDEN. DURING ALL OF MY ADVENTURES, I HAVE DEVELOPED MY SKILLS AS A PHOTOGRAPHER. MY GOAL IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE BATTLING ADDICTION TO GET OUTSIDE AND LET MOTHER NATURE HELP THE HEALING PROCESS.

PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO GO THROUGH MY GALLERY. A LOT OF BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS (LITERALLY), WENT INTO GETTING A LOT OF THESE IMAGES