The All-Around Adventure Podcast

As a Marine Corps Veteran, there are certain holidays that strike a chord with me more than others. Memorial Day is one of those holidays. So many brave men and women have made the ultimate sacrifice for my country's way of life. And as a result, my family and other loved ones are able to live safely and have so many great opportunities. May God bless those brave men and women and their families o...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by ultrarunner, backcountry bowhunter, and performance coach, Tyler Geiger. Tyler is the host and founder of the Nock Performance Podcast . A show that helps and encourages listeners to reach their full potential. As a host, he's had the opportunity to talk to a wide array of guests to have meaningful discussions about health and fit...

About a week ago, I went hog hunting in West Texas as part of High Caliber Hunts Hunting Camp 004. It was an awesome weekend spent with some high-caliber men who are crushing it in so many facets of life. I definitely took away some great life lessons from this camp. Though unfortunately, I wasn't able to bring home a kill. I missed my quarry the first time I went to the blind. Still, I went back...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by Former Navy SEAL and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Jack Carr. Jack began his career in Naval Special Warfare as an enlisted SEAL sniper, before transitioning to leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan as a junior officer. He would later go on to serve as a platoon commander for counterinsurgency operations...

In this solocast, I'll be answering some questions from you, the listeners! I plan to make this a consistent thing and release a Q&A episode at the top of every month. For today's Q&A, I'll be answering the following questions: Out of all of the cultures that you've come across, which has the food that you're never eating again? Which of your adventures was the hardest for you mentally? What or wh...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by thru-hiker, Brix. Brix is a fellow Michigander who has always found enjoyment out in nature. She got her start as a hiker with some trails in her local area. Though eventually she found herself wanting to go further and she began seeking out longer-distance trails in Michigan, as well as other places around the country. She and I...

We all have moments in our lives when darkness looms over us. This can lead to us feeling sad, angry, frustrated, wrathful, or some other negative emotion. Darkness found its way into my head during one of my recent travels. Fortunately, I was able to keep it from overwhelming me. In this solocast, I talk about what had happened and the mindset strategies that I used to combat my dark thoughts. Th...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by Emily Wapshott; a Commercial Archaeologist at  Southwest Archaeology and Co-Founder of Archaeologists Engage in the UK. Emily's tenure as an archaeologist started at a young age. Beginning with digging for, and finding, things in her own backyard. She also had the opportunity to do volunteer fieldwork alongside archaeologists from...

I recently wrapped up a tough archaeological fieldwork project in Louisiana. This state is one of the most challenging places that I've worked in throughout my career. Much of the environment there can be described in one word... briers, and lots of them too! They get in the way of the results that I want to achieve in the field. Therefore, I have two options; find a way around them or make a way...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by adventure photographer and videographer, Lucas Smissen. Lucas is the founder of The Journey , a brand that was established back in 2016 that seeks to create a vast array of travel, outdoor, adventure, and lifestyle content. They do this through professional commercial photography and videography to create and promote content for s...

It's been said that you're the average of the five people that you spend the most time with. The older I get, the more I find this to be the case. Therefore, I've made it a point to be deliberate and intentional with surrounding myself with high-caliber individuals. Because that is the type of person that I want to be. In this solocast, I talk about this idea and go over how you can align yourself...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by Collin Cottrell, owner and founder of High Caliber Hunts . Back in January of 2021, Collin was in a physical state that he was not happy with. He weighed almost 300 pounds and wasn't living to his full potential. He decided to make a change and embarked on a journey of health and wellness. Within two years time, he lost 100 pounds...

I set a goal for myself at the beginning of this year. And that is to complete a Spartan Ultra obstacle course race! This race will consist of over 30 miles of running with about 60 obstacles to overcome along the way. I've done obstacle course races in the past, but never at this level before. In this solocast, I talk about why I decided to take on this challenge and how I'm preparing for it. Als...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by my cousin, Chris Kreiner. Chris, like me, grew up in rural Michigan and from an early age has spent a lot of time in the outdoors. Some of his earliest and fondest memories were spending time in the tree stand with his father and fishing for bluegills in nearby ponds. Since then he's made his way to many places around the country...

I like to think of myself as a versatile traveler and adventurer. I can spend days, or longer, out in the wild. And I can also be very diligent in the urban jungle. But if I had to pick between the two... I'd go with nature! Nature can certainly be beautiful, but it definitely has a savage side. A side that I've seen many times! In this solocast, I talk about why you should get out into nature, bu...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by my friend and fellow US Marine, Brie Burgett. Brie is the creator and author of the travel blog, The Brie Adventure , and she is one of the most versatile travelers and adventurers that I know! She's lived on three separate continents as an expatriate and has traveled to over 100 countries. Along with that, she is also a certified...

A little over a year ago, I hiked nearly 1,200 miles across the entire state of Michigan. At first, I was very nervous to take on this endeavor. Even though I've always enjoyed hiking, I've never taken it to this level before. But I went out there and did it! In this solocast, I talk about how I became a hiker, and how you can too. Though what I have to say may not be what you're expecting! Thank...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Kyle Mills. Kyle is the current author of the Mitch Rapp book series. And Mitch Rapp just so happens to be one of my most beloved fictional characters! The series was started by Vince Flynn back in the late 90s. Though sadly, Vince Flynn passed away in 2013 after writing 13 books in the series...

It should go without saying that travel days can be quite stressful! I've certainly experienced this many times over. Especially now that I'm flying out of an airport at least once a week for my career as an archaeologist. Though along the way, I've found certain ways to help make my travel days go a bit smoother. In this solocast, I go over 7 tips that you can use to help make your travel days be...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by thru-hiker, Aaron "Soda" Landon. About a week prior to the recording of this podcast episode, Aaron had just completed hiking all 4,800 miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail (NCT). It was an ordeal that took many months to complete. Though Aaron's tenure as a thru-hiker began well before the NCT. His first long-distance...

Now that we're into 2023, many of you have probably been thinking about what you want to do and accomplish this year. It can all seem very exciting as the clock hits midnight on New Year's Eve. But as the excitement wears off and it's time to put in the work, these ideas have a tendency to be put on the back burner. In this solocast, I go over a simple, but effective, way to stick with your goals...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by world traveler and forensic archaeologist, Julie Evo. Julie is an archaeologist that I respect and admire. And I've been fortunate to have worked alongside her on a couple of field projects in the past. Throughout her career, Julie has had the opportunity to conduct fieldwork all around the world! Though some of the locations that...

The year 2022 has come and gone! This has been a year of great adventures and personal development for me. I've been thrown in the fire a few times during my career as an archaeologist. And I've probably flown in more airplanes this year than all my other years combined! In this solocast, I reflect on how 2022 went for me and share some of my adventure and archaeology stories as well as a few key...

For this episode of The All-Around Adventure Podcast, I'm joined by Paige Du Bois, General Manager and Event Coordinator for Queen City Running Company in Marquette, Michigan. I first met Paige a little over a year ago while I was in the midst of Operation: Wolverine Walk . My 1,200-mile thru-hike across the entire state of Michigan. I faced footwear issues along the North Country Trail that led m...

About a year ago, I completed  Operation: Wolverine Walk . Which was a 1,200-mile thru-hike across the entire state of Michigan to raise money for American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) . A non-profit that is on a mission to promote the well-being of US Veterans through field archaeology. By the end of the trek, I raised over $10,000 for them, as well as learned some valuable life lesson...