I'm Forrest Radarian, and I live at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon where I work as a high school science teacher at the only pre-K-12 public school located in a National Park.  I am passionate about teaching, education, and taking my students into the backcountry.  As an avid bikepacker and backpacker, I’ve completed many multi-day and extended trips across the deserts and mountains of the west. I've built a strong love for the state of Arizona - a topophilia enriched by backcountry adventuring around this state.

I've made it a personal goal to journal more of my experiences/memories not only for myself but for my family, friends, and anyone else interested in learning about a given route.  This is especially true as time moves forward and the sharp lines of experiences begin to blur; writing then becomes my attempt to maintain those details. 

Outdoor Community Roles

I serve on the Board of Directors for Bikepacking Roots - the only nonprofit dedicated to supporting bikepacking and bikepackers. I also am a Route, Advocacy, and Community Steward. Finally, I steward Segments 7 and 8 of the Western Wildlands Route.

Ambassador for Esker Cycles. It’s a brand that both takes cyclists into the backcountry and stands up for public lands.

Volunteer as Arizona Trail Association Regional and Passage Steward for the Grand Canyon (Passages 37/38) located in Grand Canyon National Park and Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument

Created and published bikepacking routes including: Capes of the Canyon - South Rim, Capes of the Canyon - North Rim, El Lobo Lupus, Gold to Grand Loop, House Rock Wrap

Building a biking network around the Grand Canyon through Bright Angel Bikepacking

Host of A Fierce Green Ride annual bikepacking grand depart on El Lobo Lupus in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona.

Volunteer with Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) at Grand Canyon National Park

Working on the Grand Rimlands Project - an effort to document and advocate for protection of land around the Canyon.

Serve as the Outdoor Rec/OHV representation on the Monument Advisory Committee for the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.