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Ryan

Remember, if you don't do it this year, you'll be one year older when you do. -Warren Miller

About Me

My dream: to live in a log cabin in the backcountry, to hike, paddle, mountain bike, XC ski, and snowboard for a living. My reality: I live in the city in an small apartment, work at a large company with a "secure job," and somehow I'm happy where I am! You have to have a means to and end, right? I went to school for biology and ecology, and am passionate about conservation. If I won the lottery I would dedicate myself to being a pro mountain biker, but until then, I'll just keep on riding.

My Interests

Mountain biking, camping, snowboarding, XC skiing, going out with friends, birdwatching, hiking, photography, motorcycles....and anything fun.

Music:

Phish, Widespread, Pearl Jam, Keller Williams, String Cheese, Neil Young, Zepplin, Nirvana, Yonder Mountain String Band, Les Claypool, Umphrey's McGee, Ben Harper, Alice in Chains, The Beatles, Dylan, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Chili Peppers, Weezer, The Doors, Hendrix

Movies:

Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan (of course), The Green Mile, Ferris Beuller, Animal House, Stand by Me, Good Will Hunting, Office Space, Cast Away, The Last of the Mohicans.

Television:

The Office, Srubs, Family Guy, 24. Simpsons, Grey's Anatomy, My Name is Earl, Seinfeld, Nature.

Books:

Presently, Canoe Country Camping. Gorillas in the Mist, God After Darwin, most of Stephen King's books, Birds of North America, A Sand County Almanac, Silence of the Lambs. Bicyling, Outside, Mountain Bike, and National Geographic magazines.