Everesting is climbing the elevation of Mount Everest (29,029') on your bike, on the same hill, in the one ride - most cyclists' definition of type II fun.

I decided to Everest in part thanks to the "Swift Sourdough Seekers" challenge hosted by San Diego-based pro cyclist Robin Carpenter. By completing the most repeats on Mount Soledad and ascending the most elevation in a single ride, I earned two loaves of Robin's famous homemade sourdough.

Between undergrad and grad school, I biked from Ocean City, WA to Ocean City, MD starting (literally) in the Pacific Ocean and ending in the Atlantic. For the first 2/3 of the trip I followed the Adventure Cycling Association's Norther Tier route, after which I meandered my way around the Great Lakes and south towards my home state.

Though I began my ride solo, the Northern Tier route is well-travelled — I met many cyclists along the way, rarely biking by myself for long. I created a compilation video of Snapchats taken during my trip, which you can view to the right.

Sports scenes are constantly changing, and photographers have mere milliseconds to capture the perfect moment. The lack of control over lighting, positioning, and timing forces one to neglect perfection and shoot in the moment - the most thrilling way to spectate an event!

While sports are the most fun to capture, nature is the most beautiful. It's a blessing to live in Southern California where beaches, mountains, cliffs, sunsets, and wildlife are all readily accessible. The bioluminesent red tide in San Diego made for some fun nighttime photography, too.