1) Who is the most inspirational male outside athlete ever?

Arthur Ashe.

2) What's your favorite place that you've been to on the planet?

South Africa.

3) What gear innovation would you like to see most?

Scuba masks that are truly fog free.

4) What are the first five songs you would play on your ideal roadtrip?

I'm not sure what songs but something from the Doors, Hole, REM, Nirvana, and works by composer Aaron Copeland.

5) Where would you build your ideal vacation house and name three features?

Winter in St. Barts, Summer in Juneau.  Both places with lots of windows, a big patio, and high-speed DSL.

6) What book do you pack when you head out on an adventure?

Usually a trail guide and Zagats or TimeOut for the nearest city with good restaurants.

7) If you could solve one challenge facing our world, what would it be?

Ending government corruption, particularly in the third world.  Most people have no idea how bad this is and how it is robbing the world of the contributions of many who are unable to escape their enforced poverty.

8) If you could do "lunch" with someone who would it be? And why?

Nicolas Sarkozy because I am curious whether he has the guts it will take to get France back on social, political, and economic track

9) GayOutdoors has a passion to make it better--in the communities where we live and the environment we cherish. Let us know how you are making a difference in your hometown.

Working with local organizations to restore wetland and cord grasses in the Chesapeake Bay.

10) Finally, are you a Star Wars, Lord of the Rings or Matrix person?

Oh no - I'm none of the three but i did see Star Wars five times as a kid when it first came out!