My background...

Born in Denver, CO

Grew up in Broomfield, CO

Married to @shelbythoutt

Dog-father to @skutull

Random...

I've climbed 28 of Colorado's 56 14ers

I'm a Colorado Hobbit (all 8 of my great grandparents lived and died in Colorado)

I taught my dog, Skutull, how to bring me beers and recycle the empties

My family is the most important part of my life

I travel a lot, often to distant mountain ranges for multi-day hikes

My favorite stories are...

Fiction Books

The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Overstory by Richard Powers

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Movies

The Indiana Jones Trilogy

Lord of the Rings

Legends of the Fall

The Shawshank Redemption

Inception

Dumb and Dumber

Moonlight

Parasite

TV Shows

Game of Thrones

Friends

The Office

Planet Earth

Top Gear

Dexter

Who's Line is it Anyway?

South Park

Video Games

Pokemon (especially Blue/Red/Yellow)

Halo (especially 2 & 3)

Call of Duty (especially 4: Modern Warfare)

James Bond: Nightfire

Mario Kart

Nonfiction Books

Awareness by Anthony De Mello

The Outsiders by William N. Throndike Jr.

The Essays of Warren Buffett by Warren Buffett

The Spirit of St. Andrews by Alister Mackenzie

Disunited Nations by Peter Zeihan

The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell

My favorite quotes are...

"Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years."-Bill Gates

"My life is my argument."-Albert Schweitzer

"I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened."-Mark Twain

"Nature never hurries, yet all is accomplished."-Lao Tzu

"A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind."-Napoleon Bonaparte

"No worthy problem is ever solved in the plane of its original conception."-Einstein

"The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing."-Stephen Covey

My favorite locations are...

Landscapes

Harris Saddle in New Zealand

Tierra Del Fuego in Patagonia

Salkantay pass in Peru

Testa Bernarda in Italy

South Arapahoe Peak near Boulder, Colorado (my hometown)

Cities

London, England

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Telluride, Colorado

Marlborough, New Zealand

Golf Courses

Pebble Beach in California

Pacific Dunes in Oregon

Torrey Pines in California

TPC Colorado in Colorado (my home course)

Kapalua in Hawaii

My favorite restaurants are...

Dishoom in London, England

Pizzeria du Tunnel in Courmayeur, Italy

Alinea in Chicago, Illinois

Eleven Madison Park in NYC, New York

Rincon Argentino in Boulder, Colorado

La Choza in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Mama’s Fish House in Maui, Hawaii

Friðheimar in Reykholt, Iceland

Wairau River in Rapaura, New Zealand

My greatest fears are...

Needles

Dancing

Public speaking

Living a life I'll come to regret