The only way to escape the ordinary is to explore the extraordinary.
— Jon Miksis
Skydiving over the North Shore on Oʻahu
Trail Running the Kalalau Trail on Kaua'i
Freediving with sharks on Oʻahu
Hiking with my dog, Ziva, on Oʻahu
Ziva loves to standup paddleboard!
Completing the fire jump to get my Spartan Trifecta medal!
Catching alligators at the Colorado Gator Farm in Mosca, CO.
Completing my first (and still only) ultramarathon, Tarawera 62k, in New Zealand
Ziplining on Oʻahu
Bungee jumping off the Bridge to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains in California
2019 Xterra Trail World Championships
Standup paddleboarding with my dog, Ziva, in Kahana Bay on O'ahu
View while hiking up the back way to the Haiku Stairs on Oʻahu
Day 2 of the 2022 Transrockies Run in Colorado
Waimea Falls on Kauaʻi
Snowshoeing up in the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico
Kissing the medal I got for completing the Big Five Marathon in South Africa
SUP surfing on the west side of Oʻahu
Exploring Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico
Parasailing with my sister way back in 2011 (I think). This was an early adventure.
Enjoying the snow on top of the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico
At the top of Mt Takao in Japan
At the top of Mt Wheeler, New Mexico's highest peak which is 13,167 ft.
Zebras and wildebeest in South Africa. We drove right by them in the trucks, but this was as close as we got to them on foot.
Powered hanggliding over the North Shore on O'ahu. I even got to fly it!
Stopped to take in the view at the Zion 30k trail race
Zebras are magnificent to see in their natural habitat.
When you can't surf and you don't know how to snowboard, you gotta surf the sled during winter in New Mexico.
Almost done hiking up the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
When you summit Hope Pass in Colorado at 12,500 ft, you do a little dance to celebrate!
Love that Waianae mountain range view!
Some favorite adventures…
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Hiking the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim
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Running the Big Five Marathon in South Africa
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Catching alligators at the Colorado Gator Farm