10/08/2026
Meet Your Guide: Dan 🚴
From aerospace engineer to full-time adventurer, Dan's path here wasn't exactly a straight line. A 2017 sabbatical sent him guiding mountain trips in Arctic Norway, earning his Wilderness EMT in Scotland, and leading volcano hikes in Nicaragua before he landed in Washington as a backpacking guide where he discovered cycling and never looked back.
Off the bike, Dan's usually caring for animals (pumas, bears, raptors, and now raccoons at a wildlife center on the Olympic Peninsula) or writing his book series, The Nomadic Notebook. He also volunteers with Jefferson County Search and Rescue.
📍 Find him guiding: Olympic National Park & Discovery Trail, San Juan Islands, North Cascades to Leavenworth, and Portugal's Alentejo Countryside.