Where I have taught:


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Institutional Research – MWSU – Missouri Western
              State University

GCC Home PaeNaugatuck Valley Community College - BioCT

 


Kinch in the
              Odyssey

Solo Expeditions
    TRANSCONTINENTAL BICYCLE TREK:  - Map
          1996 - 3,100 miles San Diego, CA -> VA Beach, VA
    APPALACHIAN TRAIL  (Thru-Hike) -  Map 
          1998 - 2,175 miles  GA->ME 
    PACIFIC CREST TRAIL   (Thru-Hike)  - Map
          2000 - 2,650 miles  Mex. -> Can.
    WEST HIGHLAND WAY  - Map
          2001 - 450 mile across the Highlands of Scotland
    HUAYHUASH CIRCUIT  -  Map
          2005 - Circumnavigation of Sula Grande in the central Andes of Peru.
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL (Thru-Hike) -  Map
          2007 - 2,710 miles  Can. -> Mex.          (Read trail journals.)

 

                       ------Completed Long Distance Hiking's "Triple Crown"------
What is The Triple Crown of Hiking? | AT vs PCT
                    vs CDT Comparison – Greenbelly Meals

Tall Ship Sailing
:
    Draken Harald Harfagre
        2013 , 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, & 2025  Norway= Largest contemporary Viking Ship.
        -Featured in "The Odyssey"
        -Featured in "Viking Quest America"
    Godspeed = Jamestown Sailing Program
        2014-2015   Volunteer Sailing Crew  
    Providence = Alexandria, VA
        2021-2026   Volunteer Sailing Crew 
        -Featured in "Providence: Dawn of the US Navy"
Image result for tall ship providenceDraken Harald Hårfagre - World's Largest Viking
                    Ship On Its Way To U.S ...

Paddling:
    Grand Canyon Rafting
          2002 - Rafting the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park
    VOYAGEURS INTERNATIONAL CANOE ROUTE  - Map
          2003 - 210 mile Historic Fur-trading route in the B
oundary Waters (MN & ON)
    Connecticut River
          2006 - Canoe down the northern section of the Connecticut River in NH, VT, &MA
    MORE TO COME
          2023-Present - Canoeing over 300 miles a year on local lakes and waterways


Hobbies:
-My spare time is spent paddling, hiking, skiing, sailing,  but mostly chasing my children around.

 

Foreign Countries visited as of 2026:

-Europe: France, Italy, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Spain
-Americas: Mexico, Canada, Peru, Jamaica, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Bermuda, Bahamas, Puerto Rico
-Asia/Middle East: Jordan, Indonesia