✨ Reflecting on 2025, a year shaped by so many first time experiences that renewed and restored my spirit after it was shook from the raids and LA fires that devastated whole communities & our beloved trails.
1 - 👁️🗨️ Discovered an arch cave near Simi Peak.
2 - 🪶 Interviewed my first tribal elder
@alan.salazar.1942 on the
@just.trek pod
3 - 🏃♂️Completed my first trail run race, the
Mount Baldy 5000 by
@trialsofmilesracing
4 - 🚐 Embarked on my first camper van, road trip adventure in partnership with
@roadsurfer . Epic times w/
@from.matts.mat
5 - 🎒Completed my first
@highlander.usa backpacking challenge (Orion Finisher)
6 - 🎊 Attended my first outdoor gala entitled “Trails Forever” thanks to the incredible non profit
@samofund
7 - 🌱 Volunteered at my first native plant restoration event hosted by
@samofund @nationalparkservice
8 - 🗣️ First time being invited as a panel guest representing the podcast space, alongside journalists from NBC Sports, KTLA, and People Magazine.
@paulpalacios 👊
9 - 🌿 Co-hosted my first educational trek series entitled Nature’s Palette w/
@_outadvplus_
10 - 🏞️ Finally visited Mount Rainier National Park. Thank you
@wheresfrancis .
11 - 👟 Attended my first ever
@redbulldance “Dance Your Style” World Finals at
@sofistadium .
@daniel.stance @_madtek 👊
12 - 🏜️ Interviewed Josh Jackson of
@forgottenlandsproject , whose new book The Enduring Wild is the first mainstream publication focused solely on California’s BLM lands.
13 - ⚙️ Had the honor of interviewing my first disabled hiker, Austin Nicassio, the founder of the nonprofit
@accessibleoffroad .
14 - 🗺️ First time exploring Montana Del Oro State Park + Central Coast
15 - 🚣♂️ First successful kayak experience.
16 - ⛰️ Summited Mount Islip for my first time (Solo B-Day Trek)
17 - 🇵🇭 Released my first international, in person video podcast feat.
@simon.guinto
18 - 🇳🇱 Traveled to Amsterdam for my first time with the most epic squad to celebrate
@sharkfaicol ’s bachelor
19 - 🌊 Had my first paddle board experience thx to
@veedeezy
20 - 💯 Hit my first 100 podcast episodes.
