I served my country for 23 years in the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Teams and deployed all over the world. While I spent much of my time in war-torn regions, I also had the opportunity to see beautiful outdoor spaces like the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, the jungles of Thailand, and the world’s highest active volcano in Ecuador, Cotopaxi. But regardless of where I was in the world, nowhere else compared to the natural treasures that are found here in my home state of Arizona.
At the age of 14, I hiked to Havasupai Falls at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. I thought it was the prettiest place on earth. It is still the prettiest place I have ever seen...