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”
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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 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 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 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”
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 