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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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”
Days 17-21
Day 21: June 12, mile 471.4- 502.4, 31 milesI was the first one out of camp in the morning and hiked about 7.5 miles by myself to the fire station above green valley. I hung out at a water cache for half an hour before a few other hikers arrived. We were getting ready toContinue reading “Days 17-21”
PCT Days 12-16
Day 16: June 7th mile 367-369.3, 2.3miWe slept in until the sun was too in our faces, crawled out of bed and lazily packed up. We hiked the 2 miles to the highway crossing and caught a hitch into town. We had a wonderful big breakfast after stopping at the hiker friendly hardware store. WeContinue reading “PCT Days 12-16”
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”
Samuel D. Parks 