We are both born and raised in Sacramento, California, sharing a mutual love of travel. Tyler turns 28 on the rally. They've been working in rope access for the last five years, first on wind turbines all throughout the United States and now restoring and repairing historic buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are working towards a Human Anthropology degree with Oregon State University and have an emphasis in linguistic anthropology. The mechanic of our operation - Tyler has built a number of cars and bikes, and is great with their hands ;) Forrest is 25. By day they work as a high school English and Theater teacher, working with critical populations of students in the Sacramento area. They are in progress for a Masters degree in Language and Literacy, researching ways in which theatre education builds critical literacy skills in children and young adults. By night, Forrest moonlights as a drag artist and photographer, working in queer performance art and nightlife. Forrest is the navigator - ready to break down any situation and steer our little engine that could toward success!