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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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 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”
Samuel D. Parks 