Biography

Born and raised in the Dallas Metroplex. My love for traveling and the outdoors was instilled by my family’s summer road trips to go camping in the San Juans of Colorado. After high school, I lived for five years in Austin while studying at The University of Texas. Hook ’em! Upon graduating, I moved to work for an investment firm in Charlotte. I’ve lived here now for six years, enjoying the blend of urban and southern lifestyles and access to both mountain and coastal areas.

Pursuit of 50 Timeline

• 2/2020: Visited my 34th and 35 states (Montana and Idaho) on a ski trip, which finally made me eligible for Associate membership. I hit 35 states before turning 25. I would LOVE to hit all 50 by age 30.
• 5/2020: Visited my 36th (Arizona) on a cross-country road trip. Camped at Lake Powell and visited Horseshoe Bend and the Vermilion Cliffs before moving on.
• 11/2020: Visited both Dakotas and Nebraska (states 37-39) while based out of Rapid City for a long weekend.
• 9/2021: 9-day road trip up the east coast from Charlotte to Maine and back, checking off Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont (states 40-42).
• 11/2021: Weekend trip to Iowa (state 43) for a UT @ Iowa State football game, also exploring Des Moines and the Driftless region.
• 9/2022: 4-day road trip to Cincinnati, Ohio (state 44) to root for Charlotte FC playing away. Crossed over to Indiana (state 45) for breakfast at the State Line Restaurant.
• 10/2022 – 3-day road trip across western Utah and eastern Nevada (state 46), including climbing Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park.

US Extremities (1): Southernmost tip of continental US (Key West, Florida 1/2020)

US State Capitol Buildings (25): Atlanta GA, Augusta ME, Austin TX, Baton Rouge LA, Boston MA, Charleston WV, Columbia SC, Concord NH, Denver CO, Des Moines IA, Frankfort KY, Harrisburg PA, Hartford CT, Jackson MS, Jefferson City MO, Little Rock AR, Montgomery AL, Montpelier VT, Nashville TN, Phoenix AZ, Providence RI, Raleigh NC, Richmond VA, Topeka KS, Trenton NJ

US State High Points (9): Georgia (Brasstown Bald), Louisiana (Mt. Driskill), Massachusetts (Mt. Greylock), Nevada (Mt. Wheeler*), New Hampshire (Mt. Washington), North Carolina (Mt. Mitchell), South Carolina (Sassafras Mountain), Tennessee (Clingmans Dome), Virginia (Mt. Rogers)

International (11): Austria, Bahamas, Cambodia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Thailand, Vatican City, as well as the US Virgin Islands.