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”
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Chicago Basin 4-pack
Note: This was written in April of 2021 but I hiked it in late July of 2019. Click here for route description and an overview map from 14ers.com I was feeling fit from a busy summer trying to climb the remaining 14ers before moving to New Hampshire for school. I had been eyeing an ambitiousContinue reading “Chicago Basin 4-pack”
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”
Samuel D. Parks 