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”
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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”
PCT DAYS 9-11
Day 11: June 2nd. Mile 250.5-266.1, 15.6milesI missed my alarm again this morning and woke up an hour after. That’s fine, I was headed into town anyways. I was 15mi out from the road crossing and packed up and set off. I enjoyed the big cedars, tall ponderosa pines, and the cool mountain air. AContinue reading “PCT DAYS 9-11”
PCT days 1-8
Day 1: mile 0- 21, 21miI got a late start today because I undertook a very last minute project, moving down from an old vest to the quilt I took on trail. I think I’ll be glad I did it though. My dad’s dropped me off at the Mexico border/southern terminus at 1230 and IContinue reading “PCT days 1-8”
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”
C2C2C Trail: Mt. San Jacinto from Palm springs
Cactus to Clouds route Nearly 11,000 ft of vertical gain roundtrip across ~30 miles. Hike from the desert of palm springs to the summit of the tallest mountain in the lower 48 (tallest, not highest) Expect sand, cactus, snow, pine forests, and the humbling effects of altitude. A map of the route: Interested in yourContinue reading “C2C2C Trail: Mt. San Jacinto from Palm springs”
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 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”
Samuel D. Parks 