A quick two day trip to summit Mt. Hood in the middle of a school week, when the weather is right the weather is right. The sunset was well worth all of the driving.
Mt. Hood
Channel Islands National Park
I visited the Channel Islands National Park with my friend Clax from the PCT. We only had a weekend so we chose to explore as much of Santa Cruz Island as we could by crossing it on foot. We took the boat to Scorpion's Anchorage on Saturday Morning and returned on Sunday afternoon. I mainly …
Death Valley 9
My dad and I were skiing in Mammoth, so I decided to hitchhike down to Death Valley and go backpacking there. In Death Valley I met up with John Zahorian, Pepperflake and Chance, four hikers with over 10,000 miles of experience, and we planned a 4-5 day trip. The plan was to follow the crest …
Lost Coast 4
My brother, some friends from high school and I went to the Lost Coast for a few days to start off the new year. The purpose of the trip was not to crush miles but to catch up with each other and relax. The Lost Coast is a great place for relaxed backpacking and I …
Death Valley 8
After my 5th semester of college, Ari and I drove down to Death Valley for a week. We planned to do some backpacking but also just relax and enjoy the best national park in the lower 48. We started by attempting to do a traverse in the southern part of the park in the …
