Cody is an occupational therapist assistant, husband, and father, who lives in Addison, AL, just a few miles from Bankhead National Forest. He loves hiking, camping, backpacking, biking, kayaking in Bankhead and the Sipsey Wilderness Area, getting out and finding the waterfalls in and around Bankhead and Sipsey, and hearing or reading about the history of those places. He says to stand in the woods and just listen to the sounds of the outdoors is just something he can't explain.

In the past few years or so, he began to explore other areas in this beautiful state, and in the past 2 years he's competed in The Alabama Beta Challenge. It is an outdoor, team based competition where you earned points for doing outdoor challenges. He was able to revisit a few places and explore some new places, too. He camped at Cherokee Rock Village and fell in love with that area. 

He's a firm believer on getting kids outdoors and thinks we should teach them to respect our wild places. He's lead hikes hoping to get kids and their families out to see how beautiful and special our area is.