Sunset in Encinitas

In a world where the beauty around us is just waiting to be seen, it's the fleeting moments that last the longest

My First NYC Marathon

Sean and I just powered through our first marathon in the great NYC. Across the five boroughs, it was 26.2 miles of intensity and pain - and completely worth it. We had the experience of a lifetime, full of lessons and insights into our conscious creation of our reality... At 19 years young Sean flew through it at the front of the pack with an amazing time! And of course it was all made possible with loving support from our amazing family and my beautiful girlfriend, infinite thanks!

Painting Fluidity

The latest in my graffiti mural series. Spray paint + wall. We're adding some fluidity to the casa by bringing the ocean inside.

                   

Diving with Sharks

Myself and Kieran recently finished a completely breathtaking dive with wild Blue and Mako Sharks off the coast of San Diego. After chumming the water for hours we were rewarded with a crazy experience. The photos and expertise were provided by the talented SD Expeditions crew.

           

       

The Mexican Sea Voyage

This summer we embarked on an epic boating journey up the coast of Mexico. With my great friend Matt, as Captain, and a crew of 5 others, we voyaged from Puerto Vallarta back to San Diego. We set out on a long voyage full of the world's best fishing.

The adventure was one full of excitement and challenge. To navigate the Matta Ray back home we had to hustle boat parts through customs, fix constantly broken electronics, a hilarious cast of characters and lots of delicious fresh seafood meals.

Stopping at El Banco, and the Tres Maria Islands, we pretty quickly scored some tuna and electric hookups. We then navigated the vast Sea of Cortez, with gorgeous nights under the sky. At night the phospholuminescent plankton in the water would light up our wake, and we had lots of squid and night creatures visiting the boat. After being rerouted due to a large storm swell, we made harbor at La Paz up the coast for a few relaxing nights out on the town. We then made it down to Cabo for a great week of nightlife, daytime fishing and surfing in Costa Azul.

Over the course of the voyage we caught Marlin, Tuna, Dorado, Squid, Grouper (my favorite) and even an elusive Wahoo.

While the journey was to continue from Cabo through San Pedros and finally to San Diego, after 2 weeks of travel I had to bid the party farewell and fly back to the startup grind. Having had an amazing adventure, had a chance for real reflection and lots of ocean-time.

Scenes of Kilimanjaro

Like all great trips. It takes a while to Unpack. Circa February 2013.

After 5 grueling days of intensity and adventure, the bro and I summited Africa’s tallest peak – Kilimanjaro! Congrats again to the best travel partner ever, Kieran, we’ve made some serious stories together.

In a 7 day hike, we successfully summited the peak and lived to the tell the tale. As the world's largest freestanding mountain, 30,000 attempts are made every year, of which 45% don't make make it. We even passed one man whose life fell prey to the mountain heights. We learned a lot from the journey and grew in the process.

New Years in Vermont

I headed home to NY for the holidays for some quality family time. To mix it up this year, and forego the regular new year's festivities, we headed north to Vermont to ring in the new year in nature. We hit the beautiful town of Stowe for some snowboarding, fondue and rustic winter love.