Director, Producer, Primitive Skills Instructor |
Trevor (aka "Doubtfire")Reflection from the 2,000 mile mark -
Only a fool worries over what he can't control. "It's easy to imagine that venturing into the wilderness would harden a person. The rocky terrain, the inescapable inclement weather, the day to day mental strain of pushing through the next ascent, the next downpour, the 50+ pounds on your back... The reality however, is much more sobering. This experience has softened me. Without the day to day distractions offered to me by "civilization" I've had a 7-month opportunity to examine myself in a vacuum. My fleeting moods, my daily decisions, my footsteps... They all matter. To allow myself to dig deep in introspection has been tremendously challenging. I am learning to be more self aware, to be more patient, to accept vulnerability as strength, to lead through action and not expectation. My work feels like it is only beginning and will continue to challenge me, even more so, after I complete the trail. For the upcoming 100 MileWilderness I hope to relax and reflect on my journey. To pat myself on the back without reproach. To imagine not what leaving the trail will look like, but to imagine what bringing the trail with me will look like. In modern culture we see our lives in terms of a "life-death" cycle. In nature, it becomes obvious that the true cycle is instead "life-death-life". To mourn the end of my journey would be a waste... I must allow my journey to embolden me as I move into the next stage of my life." |
"If the world is saved it will not be by old minds with new programs, but by new minds with no programs at all."
-Daniel Quinn
Trevor has always had a love of the outdoors. Growing up in Reston, Virginia, his sense of adventure was nurtured on daily walks through the woods with his mother, and grew with High Adventure Boy Scout Outings - from hiking the mountains of New Mexico to sailing the Florida Keys. When Trevor’s mother passed away in 2007 to brain cancer, the outdoors provided him a place to reflect and grieve.
At New York University, Trevor studied Documentary Filmmaking and traveled to Ghana to shoot a film on child trafficking and slavery in the Volta Lake Region. In doing so, he discovered a true passion for inspiring change through filmmaking and activism. Currently, Trevor owns a video production company in NYC, and spends his summers teaching primitive survival and outdoor living skills at the Boulder Outdoor Survival School in Boulder, Utah. Trevor enjoys minimalist backpacking, scuba diving, and binge watching Netflix. He is incredibly fascinated about writing in 3rd person.
At New York University, Trevor studied Documentary Filmmaking and traveled to Ghana to shoot a film on child trafficking and slavery in the Volta Lake Region. In doing so, he discovered a true passion for inspiring change through filmmaking and activism. Currently, Trevor owns a video production company in NYC, and spends his summers teaching primitive survival and outdoor living skills at the Boulder Outdoor Survival School in Boulder, Utah. Trevor enjoys minimalist backpacking, scuba diving, and binge watching Netflix. He is incredibly fascinated about writing in 3rd person.
