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Who is Rob? You could say he is just an average guy going about his daily routines, but he's not just any ordinary guy. The life of Rob is a rolling rollercoaster of excitement, from battling fish in the open ocean of the pacific, to skiing the slopes of Utah on a daily basis or from quading the sand dunes of Oregon to hiking the cliffs of the Na Pali Coast. Has Rob experienced any miracles? Yes. When Rob fishes, he experiences miracles all of the time. The miracle of catching fish that are over 50Lbs surrounds Robs memories. Being able to catch fish all over the Pacific Northwest were like miracles to Rob. He would get up at 4 o'clock in the morning just so he could get the chance to go out and fish. The fishing miracles were endless, as Rob would go on to catch 60 pounds of salmon and catch many more fish. Rob …show more content…

“Throughout many years I have gained skill sets that got me to where I am today” Rob has looked upon his life as learning process. Rob explained that in his earlier years, during his quest for a sense of adventure and meaning in his life, he worked as a ski instructor in Park City, Utah. Rob’s day consisted of running the slopes as many times as he could while training people of all ages how to ski. At one point Rob set the world record for the downhill ski slalom during the time. However, the day after day tasks of skiing had gotten repetitive for Rob, as he began to lose insight on what he wanted to accomplish in life, and Rob knew he could not be a ski instructor forever. The countless days he had been sleeping in his car he started to think more and more about how Rob wanted to change his life. One day as he was looking upon the Wasatch Mountain Range contemplating life, Rob thought to himself “It’s time, It’s time to make a difference in my life, for better or for worse I need to change.” Rob felt like his adventure was just beginning with the many different challenges on the horizon that were about to face

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