Aaron is an avid forager, plant identifier, and building experimenter. He spent the first ten years of his life exploring the corn fields of rural Pennsylvania before moving to lakes of New Hampshire. Once in New Hampshire, Aaron found himself drawn to the woods. He spent hours alone building forts, skinny dipping in ponds, and learning about plant species. After a year at the University of the South: Sewanee, he left to work toward bigger dreams. Since buying land in the Adirondacks his hours are full of drafting permits, cutting wood, and framing walls. When he isn’t working on his homestead, he’s meandering off trail in search of interesting fungi.

Lily is a lover of many things, like identifying bird calls, touching moss, and feeling the sun on her skin. She grew up in Los Angeles amongst dry heat and little vegetation then moved to upstate New York to attend Skidmore College. During her time at Skidmore, she spent every weekend hiking, snowboarding, climbing, and swimming in the Adirondack State Park. Lily graduated with a degree in Environmental Studies and Sciences after she found her calling in environmental education. Since then she has taught in classroom settings, after school programs, on chairlifts, in whitewater rafts, and at summer camps. For Lily, Pickle Knoll Outdoors is a dream becoming a reality.