During the summer of 2015 I was invited on a weekend guys float trip. Twelve late twenties/early thirty somethings gathered at a canoe rental company in southern Missouri, eager to start our adventure.

We traveled at the pace of the river. We drank beer, told stories and created new memories as the day went on. Rope swings were tested, cliffs were braved and meals were cooked over handcrafted wooden fires. That weekend sparked a great passion for spending more time in the great outdoors. Since that weekend I have jumped headfirst into backpacking, hiking, camping and fly fishing. I even purchased a 30 year old class a motorhome with my girlfriend and we hope to travel the western United States with our two dogs this year.