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”
Category Archives: Backpacking Trips
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”
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”
Days 21-29
Day 29: June 20, mile 693.5- 702.2, 6.7 miles I was up early and ready to head into town! I started hiking in this beautiful basin with some granitic peaks around me. It was really starting to feel like the Sierra Nevadas, yeehaw!! I hiked to the road and headed into the general store. IContinue reading “Days 21-29”
Starting the PCT and a gear list
For the past 9 months I have been planning a PCT hike. Originally, I was going to start in Washington and go southbound. 2 weeks ago I flipped my plans and I will be going northbound. This moved up my start date by about a month and a half and I have been busy theContinue reading “Starting the PCT and a gear list”
The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 3, Little Bear- Blanca Traverse and the Crestones
This is part of a series of blog posts from attempting the 4 great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers. Our trip occurred in August of 2018 but I wrote them in April 2021, so some details are fuzzy. Little Bear to Blanca Traverse Click here for a map and route description on 14ers.com We sleptContinue reading “The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 3, Little Bear- Blanca Traverse and the Crestones”
The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 2, the Wilsons and El Diente
This is part of a series of blog posts from attempting the 4 great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers. Our trip occurred in August of 2018 but I wrote them in April 2021, so some details are fuzzy. INTERMISSION from the traverses: Climb of Mt. Sneffels Whistler and I headed South to the San JuansContinue reading “The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 2, the Wilsons and El Diente”
The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 1, The Maroon Bells
This is part of a series of blog posts from attempting the 4 great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers. Our trip occurred in August of 2018 but I wrote them in April 2021, so some details are fuzzy. In August of 2018 I had a trip planned with a buddy from the PCT. He wasContinue reading “The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 1, The Maroon Bells”
San Diego Trans-County Trail: Round two
Day 1 (part 2), 25 miles, 3/21/20 My dad dropped me off where I got off trail two months ago, on the side of sunrise highway, mile 77 of the SDTCT. I started hiking around 930 in the morning. Immediately, I missed an intersection though I was oblivious for 20 minutes. In order to notContinue reading “San Diego Trans-County Trail: Round two”
San Diego Trans-county Trail, 77 miles
Day 1, 22 miles. 1/17/21 Today I started hiking the San Diego Trans-County Trail, from the Salton Sea to Torrey Pines. Today I set off just after 11am, after caching water in a couple places on the drive out. The first 19 miles are along Arroyo Salada, a wash that’s also an OHV route. StartingContinue reading “San Diego Trans-county Trail, 77 miles”
Samuel D. Parks 