I am a transplant to Southern California, originally from Chicago.   I moved here to attain my Master's Degree in Film and Music with a Theology concentration from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena and have absolutely fallen in love with hiking the San Gabriel Mountains (and it's surrounding ranges).   Hiking these mountains has made a big difference in my life and I would love to encourage others to pursue this as well.   For that reason, I keep a blog (pasadenahiker.com) and work at REI in Arcadia.   Besides that side of me, I am married to a wonderful gal named Laura and I enjoy composing music (matthewcavanaughmusic.com).