Welcome to my site. Take a look around and find out a little bit more about me. All images on this site are mine and taken by me. Please don’t steal, it’s bad karma.
About
Hey everyone, I’m Chad. So, a little about me. I love the outdoors! I’m into disc golf, snowboarding, hiking, rock climbing, canyoneering, backpacking, volleyball, photography, traveling, and any thing else that puts me outside. I enjoy visiting our National Parks and experiencing all the beauty they behold. I one day hope to have visited all of them. A lot of the pictures on this site were taken on my many adventures out west with my friends.
Look
Photography is a hobby I’ve grown to love. It came hand in hand with my love of the outdoors. I’ve attended Basic, Level II, Low Light, Portrait, and Black & White classes taught by retired National Geographic Photographer, Don Cooper.
I particularly enjoy the mechanical/technical aspects of photography. Low Light long exposures are my personal favorites. Capturing images in an environment where it’s hard to see is fascinating to me.
Listen
As you may or may not know, I’ve been playing music most of my life. I started on the saxophone in 5th grade and played through my senior year of high school. I spent a few years in there taking piano lessons as well. The summer of 1989 I bought my first bass guitar and have been playing ever since. I’ve done stints in the bands Sound Check, Pop Slave, Resurrection Mary, Juniper Tree, The Gist of It, and Big Electric. Juniper Tree formed in 1994 and and played through the early 2000’s. Below you’ll find the three studio recordings we did. First was our self-titled CD, followed by the EP Not Far, and ending with Downsville (a.k.a. The Barn Recordings).
Play
I started to play Disc Golf in the fall of 2014 and took a break from it in December of 2017. In March of 2019 I returned to the sport but only played a few rounds until that fall. In Sept of 2019 I really started to get back in to it playing regularly. 2020 was a break out year me where I focused on improving my game and playing as much as I could. I managed to log 100 rounds that year and could see a solid improvement in my game. In April of 2020 I received a practice basket for my birthday and started to practice putting at home. I can’t stress how much of a difference this made on the course towards lowering my scores.
2021 started off strong with mild January conditions, but then February weather hit and ground things to a halt. I played my 1st tournament of the year on Feb. 20th at Cove Valley DGC in sub-freezing temps and lots of snow on the ground. Despite the adverse conditions, I managed to score my highest rated tournament round to date. I’ve got 5 more tournaments scheduled for this year as well as resuming my role as League Director with the 717 Flying Disc Club for this season. Here’s hoping for continued improvement in 2021.
