About

There isn’t much need for me to type this in third person as you’ve visited my personal site, and you’re likely well aware I am the one typing this. I appreciate you being here, and giving my work a second glance. I sincerely hope you find something informative or worth smiling about.
As you might have noticed, I pursue multiple disciplines across the creative, scientific, and policy fields. I see the world in a systems capacity, with interconnectedness that requires nuance, patience, and understanding. As such, I’ve become a geologist, trail builder, professional mountain athlete, writer, producer, director, and policy analyst, with a focus towards stories anchored at the confluence of societies relationship with natural, and rapidly changing, environments.
My writing has appeared in Outside, The LA Times, Patagonia’s Cleanest Line, Re:Public, Alta Journal, and Earth and Planetary Science letters, as well as many other print and digital outlets. My debut novel, Trail Work, has received praise from Bill McKibben, Robert Moor, Jason Roberts, and Marcia Bjornerud. It is set for release in May, 2026.
I hold both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Science, as well as minors in Hydrology and Astrophysics. I have taught courses on geomorphology, soil, and science communication at Montana State University and U.C. Santa Barbara. I continue to work on public lands policy at local, state, and federal levels.
When not inadvertently eschewing categorization, I am likely mountain biking, backcountry skiing, or fly fishing just outside the cabin in Truckee, California that I am fortunate enough to share with my wife and two dogs.