Growing up I attended the college school in Saint Louis, Missouri. The curriculum was focused on outdoor education and included annual class camping/backpacking trips. Our motto was to learn by doing, and besides being a great way to approach math it taught me to love adventure. Here are some photos.
Blüemlisalphütte near Bern, Switzerland (9318'). Slept in mountain huts, bitten by sheep (Sep 2023).
Mount Diablo (3849'). Went to see tarantulas. With Selim Amar and James Leng (Nov 2025).
Wasatch forest and Bald peak, Park City Mathematics Institute. Spotted pikas, what Sarah Peluse believes to be a ruffed grouse, and a caddisfly larva. Leftmost photo credit to Liana Yepremyan (Jul 2025).
Sequoia national park, Alta peak (11208'). Barely escaped thunderstorm at summit, saw first camel spider (Jun 2025).
Yosemite national park. With Selim Amar and Alex Lopez (Nov 2023).
Mount Diablo (3849'). Coyote pack ran in circles around tent at night (Dec 2022).
