Welcome to my blog. I grew up living near St Paul, Minnesota, for most of my life. In the spring of 2007, Trista (my wife), Kalin, Rowen and I moved to Beaverton, Oregon. So I decided to start this blog to document my life here in the Pacific Northwest. Some of the topics I will blog about are listed below.
Travel
If you look at the activities below, you can see that the main theme of this blog will be about travel, adventures or exploring. I love being out in the backcountry exploring new places and having adventures.
Photography
I have always been interested in photography, but our move to the Pacific Northwest really inspired me to improve my skills. The more pictures I take, the more interested I am getting. Right now, I hope to make it my profession someday.
Biking
I have been biking since elementary school. I got my first road bike in high school and Trista and I purchased mountain bikes soon after we were married. I really didn’t get passionate about biking until I left my engineering job at Honeywell. I went from 800 miles a year to 3000 miles the next year. Today, I do around 4000-5000 miles a year. I hope to add touring trips soon.
Hiking
Hiking in the mountains has always been fun, but that is hard to do in Minnesota. Now that I am living in Oregon, hiking, snowshoeing and backpacking have been a major activity for me.
Writing
I have never been good writer, so hopefully this blog will help me develop into a better writer.
Graphics
Using the photography and applications like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and Luxology Modo, I want to continue to improve my skills in computer graphics.
More
As this blog is about my life in Portland, I will write about more than what is above, but it shows you an idea about me.
If you would like to contact me, please email me at info@karlsjohnson.com
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