One of my earliest forays into the sport of rock climbing. October, 1985.
A shot from my first multi-day river trip. Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande. December, 1986.
Here I am on my first climbing road trip to Enchanted Rock, Texas. November, 1988.
This is me attempting my first 5.9, a climb called "Little Feat" at Enchanted rock. Although three hours of effort didn't get me to the top that day, I returned a month later and did the climb. November, 1988.
Here's a photo from the first time I paddled a canoe solo on whitewater. This was taken on the Locust Fork in Alabama. April, 1989.
The first wave I ever surfed. Locust Fork. April, 1989.
Here I am peeling out of an eddy at the bottom of the first rapid I ever ran in a kayak- "Double Trouble" on Alabama's Locust Fork. Seconds later, I got my first river roll, and had my first shoulder dislocation. April, 1989.
Here's what I looked like when I was a teenager. Cooking breakfast at the takeout for Little River Canyon, back when the campground was open. April, 1989.
Dev, myself, and Lisbeth on our first major western road trip. This was taken in Rocky Mountain National Park. June, 1989.

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