My first custom hat. The search for the perfect fitting hat is finally over.

A simple winter snowshoe turns into an epic adventure.

I found my camera after it was lost in a creek for a week. Even better it still works.

Here's a quick look back on some of my favorite adventures of last year. These are the trips that helped push my boundaries and charted new territories.

Chasing off-trail waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest.

With a foot of snow in Portland and over 3 feet in the mountains a buddy and I headed out on an adventure to Falls Creek Falls in Washington to do a little snowshoeing and see a frozen waterfall.

Cyclocross is a bit crazy, singlespeed racers are a bit crazy, Portland is a bit crazy and when combined they make the absolutely insane Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships 2016. aka FUN!

Hiking along a deserted railroad line in the PNW.

I'm fascinated with the St Johns bridge.

This season's Cross Crusade finale at PIR was one of the classic PNW muddy CX races that people elsewhere dream of.

Since moving to Portland I've been fascinated by Mt. Hood.  At over 11,000 feet, Wy'east (the mountain's original name), stands majestically looking over the region.

Last weekend, I continued the trend of exploring new places and trying new things in the PNW.  This time it was heading up to San Juan Island in Washington, to check out the orcas.

Hawaii: One of those places that instantly conjures up distinct images for almost everyone.  Whether you think tikis and hula dancers or big wave surfing and bronzing on the beach it doesn’t matter. 

Remember that sometimes you just have to take the long way getting places.  You never know what you might see and it's just plain fun.

I decided to try my hand at a new type of cycling photography, downhill mountain biking.

Tales of my first ever official "product photoshoot".

Now that the turkey and stuffing are done digesting it's time for TurkeyTrot Cross.

While I love black and white photos I do, reluctantly, venture into the world of color from time to time.  My take on sunset photography.

So, with camera in hand, I headed out the front door to see what I could see.  As usual venice didn't disappoint and I found a little bit of everything from street scenes, to skateboarders catching air, to cliche sunsets and even something that made me think of the Bates Motel.

As the days get shorter and the bite of the summer heat starts to lessen the smell of cyclocross is in the air.