Adventure Seeker

This hat has seen its fair share of adventures – like when I almost lost it in the ocean, or when it blew off while I was riding down an Everglades road, but it's always made it home. Thanks @bornofwater for a great hat, and the other cool stuff you make! @bornofwater #luckyhat #waterislife #floridalife #outdoorlife #everglades #buylocal #adventure #bornofwater #spearedapparel #adventureapparel #adventureapproved (at Big Cypress National Preserve)

If I could transform into an animal, a dolphin is near the top of the list — so thanks to @thedolphinexplorer I got to head out on a venture in Naples to watch and photograph these amazing animals. Bob, @bobdolphin a master naturalist, lead the tour and answered all the group’s questions explaining all about the dolphins and the history of various individuals. Some used to have fishhooks in their fins, and another had a shark bite. One of them needed a fintervention to remove fishing line from its body (get the pun?). I found it fascinating when he explained that these shallow water dolphins only can hold their breath for about three minutes, but if you took the exact same kind of dolphin and raised it in the open ocean, it’s breath hold would be much longer. Guess it’s all in what you get used to. What a cool experience, I’m glad to have been part! #paradisecoast #igersnaplesfl #dolphin #florida (at Marco Island, Florida)

While everyone went to sleep, I left the campsite to hit the beach and shoot some photos. #camping #beach #nightphotogrphy #florida #canon

Swimming with schools of fish is such a privilege, and you never know what you might encounter while in the ocean. Florida's waters are beautiful. • • • #florida #freediving #underwater #moonfish #lookdowns

Landscapes, nature, and water specifically are my favorite subject, but I also get to do cool projects like this one. Emulate Les Misérables posters. • • #fortlauderdale #theatre (at Broward County, Florida)

Rivers of grass. • • • #florida #explore #adventure #nature #everglades #sunset #art (at Broward County, Florida)

As I walked down the dirt and gravel path to the pontoon boats the most easily accessible camera I had was my phone. So that's what I shot with. Sometimes the "best" camera is the one you have with you. (at Marianna, Florida)

This Rough Green Snake probably thought it was camoed, but he wasn't in the foliage, and he had something over its eye. We thought the scale over the eye was just a remnant of shedding the skin, but upon inspecting it lightroom its a swollen tick! #BetHeWishesHeHadHands #florida #floridaoutdoors #reptile #roughgreensnake #everglades #floridakeys #florida_greatshots (at Everglades National Park)

A shark, tree climbing, and awesome weather made for a pretty great night. • • #florida #floridaman #explore

My life has been so blessed and full beyond full understanding because of having a brother, and it's going to be so much more awesome because of having Marisol as a sister! Here's to a lifetime of divine love, happiness, generosity, prosperity for you guys!!!! 🎉🎉🙌🏼✌🏼🤠 (at Austin, Texas)

He climbed to the top and after a specific five step dance and inaudible mumbling, forged a fireball out of nothing but empty air. #wilderness #mountainman #fireball

During my short stent in Puerto Rico the last couple days I've witnessed a food distribution site, as pictured above, get caught up in a storm of negative publicity all because of politics. It's really disgusting to see this organization get negative publicity because they happened to receive a visit from the president. This visit according to my understanding was at the request of a Puerto Rican official trying to get more attention and aid to the people he serves and therefore is responsible for. Can we stop spending our energy on hating people and start spending that time and energy on something that will bring about some immediate positive change to those caught up in the destructive path of the storm? Those who live in the capital San Juan are being told they could be without power for 9 months, and this means those in outlying areas would be without that necessity for much longer. There's more to say, but I have to get on a plane back home. (at Jet Aviation San Juan - Pazos FBO Services)

The water clarity on this morning colab shoot with @piercegainey and @grantstemler was amazing. I regretted not having my underwater gear with me, but getting in the water was still wonderful. • • • #pureflorida #fortlauderdale #florida #colab #beach #sunrise

Cheesy daily inspirational post brought to you by a long slow moving freight train. • • #inspiration #adventure #everglades #overcome #goals #pileofrocks (at Pompano Beach)

Cheesy daily inspirational post brought to you by a long slow moving freight train. • • #inspiration #adventure #everglades #overcome #goals #pileofrocks (at Pompano Beach)

Before I’m really too late, I need to share some photos of one of my closet friends and adventure buddies who is always ready for an adventure whether its a good idea or not, whether it’s staying up late or getting up stupid early, or watching my back in alligator infested waters, or being my adventure model. He’s there when you need him (unless he’s playing DD). I’d say go give him a follow, but he never posts, so I’m forced to post these for him (he says I'll gain more followers). You’re a good man and a good friend, Happy Birthday, Arthur!!!

A little over a week ago I stood on the edge of the Everglades and was struck by how the river ran and turned and how the clouds almost seemed to pick up the curved motion below. Also it reminded be of the balanced circular motion of hurricanes. It's amazing that less than a century ago storms like Irma could show up unannounced and unexpected and completely wreck life. At least now even if we're unsure where the storm is going to land, we now know that we should go buy some hurricane snacks. • • • #florida #irma #everglades #pureflorida #roamflorida #sharealittlesunshine #southflorida #weather #clouds #art #hellosunny #hurricane