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Chasing corn in the Eastern Sierra

Days 0 & 0After the ski season ended and our employee party wrapped up I woke up, finished some packing and hopped in my car heading west to Shasta where I would meet up with my buddy Dan to ski Shasta and spend the next ~2 weeks climbing and skiing volcanoes, working north weather permitting.Continue reading “Chasing corn in the Eastern Sierra”

Weminuche High Route, or an attempt

Day 0, Saturday Aug 13, 2022. SamSam picked me up in Denver and we rolled out on 70 westbound. A couple stops were had, at the City Market in Grand Junction to get some last minute goodies, and an impromptu pre-dinner stop at McDs for the advertised chocolate pretzel Mcflurrys. We rolled into a campsiteContinue reading “Weminuche High Route, or an attempt”

Grand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim: 45mi and 10,600ft

At 7am I found the first rays of sunlight hitting me. “Ahhh, my companion for the day” I thought to myself knowing it was going to be a long day and while I would see some people, the sun would travel from east to west while I ran from the Grand Canyon South Rim, toContinue reading “Grand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim: 45mi and 10,600ft”

San Juan Splendor- Late summer in Colorado’s Southwest Mountains

Friday, September 24, 2021Post-PCT I was in communication with my buddy Whistler who I had met in 2017 when I first tried to hike the PCT. He finished the PCT that year choosing to flip to the Canada border and hike south while I opted to do some other mountain stuff that summer after weContinue reading “San Juan Splendor- Late summer in Colorado’s Southwest Mountains”

Days 90-100, the end!

Day 100, September 8, 2628.9-2653.6, and back to 2647.2 ~30mi Today is the day I finished the PCT. Last night I walked into a campsite around 7:45pm, met a hiker named compass, and we decided to hike the last day together. About 21 hours later we were sitting at the border together celebrating our successfulContinue reading “Days 90-100, the end!”

Days 82-89

Day 89, August 28, mile 2368.7-2394.2, 25.5miWoke up to sun and a clear day!! Not a cloud in the sky. I woke up just before the sun popped over the horizon and had a gorgeous view east with some tall jagged peaks sticking out. As I hiked along I also had some good views ofContinue reading “Days 82-89”

Days 76-81, Mt Hood to Cascade Locks

Day 81, August 10. Mi 2025.3- 2148.0, ~18mi because of an alternate.Woke up, started hiking around 6am. Beautiful sunrise with some alpenglow on Mt Hood. We had about 18miles into Cascade Locks which also finishes Oregon. Nice morning walking and took the Eagle Creek detour. Initially it was a steep descent through a burn areaContinue reading “Days 76-81, Mt Hood to Cascade Locks”

Days 65-75

Day 75, August 4, To mile 1925, ~25-30miEd, Dreamcatcher, and I woke up at the Whitefish Horse Campground. I think we all slept poorly with horses being somewhat active sorta near us I kept waking up to animal noises which were the horses. We had coffee from the wonderful trail angels RV Keurig machine. WhatContinue reading “Days 65-75”

Days 39 to 64

Sorry for the long overdue blog post…it’s a big one. July 24, day 64 mi 1578.2-1599.7, 21.5miSmoke rolled in yesterday afternoon and it was pretty hazy today. Cruised some mellow and fun miles today waking a ridge to the Etna summit road crossing. Climbs weren’t too bad and neither were descents. Overall a very prettyContinue reading “Days 39 to 64”

The long haul through the Sierra: days 30- 38

Day 38: June 29, mile 924.6- 942.5, 17.9miWe did it. For years I had been dreaming of carrying food for the longest roadless stretch of trail in the lower 48. Around 2pm today we crossed Tioga Pass Rd, concluding 8 24hr periods of not crossing a road. We ran low on food, worked our bodiesContinue reading “The long haul through the Sierra: days 30- 38”