About Me
Probably the best way to talk about me is to give a time of how I got from 0 to 50+
1969-1975: I was born in Ohio to amazing loving parents. We didn't have much, but my sister and I were extremely spoiled with love and toys.
1975-1984 My parents moved back to Colorado (Fort Morgan, Greeley and Fort Collins) for my elementary and junior high days. I did all things a young kid would do like riding your special Hombre bike. Many of friends I made back then I still keep in touch now.
1985-1987 My high school years as with most kids turning into young adults, I went from want to be cool, to pimply kid with braces to young man. My hobbies in school was computers, soccer and just being a high school kid. Go Lobos!
1987-1991 After high school, I decided to go to University of Colorado to study Computer Science in the Engineering School. Gp Buffs!
1992-2000 A got a software development job out of college, then decided to through hiked the Colorado Trail (easily one of the most influential things I have ever done). Photo is of me on top of Mount Yale on one rest days. I took a year off of programming to become a ski lift operator (not a career move for me). Then worked a variety of jobs in Denver and Boulder as a contractor. I traveled a lot both for work (Hong Kong) and pleasure (Australia). I also lived in Boston for year wearing suits everyday.
2001-2004. This was the year I got my first digital camera. On September 11, 2001, I was actually on a backpack trip and didn't know about 9-11 until several days later. That same trip was my first ever trip to Telluride. I ended up settling in Denver and working a 8-5 job. The Elk photo was my first published photo in a newspaper. The summer of 2004, I convinced my employer at the time to let me work remote out of Telluride. 2004 , I got my first DSLR and did a lot of exploring in the area.
2004-2008 Working remote out of Telluride doing software development, I traveled a bit both for work (Hungary) and pleasure (Hawaii). The software industry was going through an adjustment and I was let go in the summer of 2008. This was the year, Telluride Tech was born.
2008-2012 These were lean years, but business was starting to pickup and I did some more traveling
2013-2016. With steady employment as a contractor I ended up buying a small condo in Telluride in 2015. Several backpack trips in the Telluride area. Explored the National Parks in Utah and in 2016 I traveled to Peru with Mom and Dad
2017 was the year I got my RoofNest and I traveled and worked remotely at National Parks in California and Wyoming.
2018 - No major trips and mainly worked and did Telluride things.
2019 - Oh what a travel year this February - Argentina, Chile, Antarctica. June - Kenya. What a great year it was. This was the year I got my Canon EOS R. ps. I also turned 50
2020 - This is the year, I am doing my Photo Of The Day challenge. It has really forced me to take photos each and every day. In February I had a semi-professional wedding shoot then in March COVID happen. Stayed put for must of the year. In September, I got an office space.