Raised outside of Worcester, MA., I grew up enjoying hikes along old firetrails, spending time exploring stone foundations of colonial homes,and swimming away my summers on Manchaug Pond. While not a photo buff when I was little, I did enjoy everything about the outdoors, which continues to this day.
Transplanted to Florida in 1984 I took up new outdoor activities. Surfing,windsurfing, and skateboarding took the place of long hikes. After relocating to Orlando for college the next adventures took place on bicycle. That’s when I began dreaming of long distance cycling, long distance hiking, and other adventures.
After relocating to New Hampshire for Graduate School in Economics I discovered a new passion. Digital Technology. For nearly a decade I worked in the Wireless Engineering field for such companies as SprintPCS, AT&T Wireless, and US Cellular. Interestingly enough, I carried his tech passion along with my passion for the outdoors and found ways to combine them. In 2001 I hiked the Appalachian Trail, and fellow hikers gave me the Trail Name of Gadget due to the technology carried in my pack. A Canon Digital Elph documented the hike along the trail, and was my first real exposure to Digital Photography.
After a severe illness in 2005 I hit the road with a 25 foot Airstream.The goals were simple. Heal, see the country, and find a new place tocall home. Along my travels I continued combining my love for traveland digital tech, authoring the book “The Digital RV” and writingmobile tech columns for travel magazines. During this time I alsoexpanded on my knowledge of digital photography.
In 2007 I discovered Prescott and decided to remain as a resident of the town. Here I continue to work on perfecting photographic techniques in order to relay the true scope of the Western sights I see for fam