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Telescope Peak

Telescope Peak

The hike to Telescope Peak takes you along an exposed ridge line through starkly beautiful and windswept terrain. You pass by pinyon pine, juniper, and 3,000 year old bristlecone pine trees before topping out at 11,049 ft. The summit views treat the hardy hiker to 360 degree views, including the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west and desert salt flats 11,000 ft. below to the east.

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San Bernardino to Shields Peak Traverse

San Bernardino to Shields Peak Traverse

A strenuous hike with almost 7,000 feet of elevation gain, the San Bernardino Peak to Shields Peak Traverse makes for a challenging day hike or nice overnight backpacking trip.  The route takes you through juniper, pine and fir forests to the summit of four peaks over 10,000 feet while enjoying spectacular views of the Inland Empire 10,000 feet below.

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Pacific Crest Trail Q&A Part 1

Pacific Crest Trail Q&A Part 1

Bedazzled and I sit down and answer your questions about our 2017 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. This is part one of a three part Q&A series. Stay tuned and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to be notified when the new videos come out. 

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Questions & Answers

Questions & Answers

Greetings readers, it has been a pleasure to have you along for the last five months. I originally envisioned this blog as a collection of photos from my journey on the Pacific Crest Trail. Each entry would be a series of photos taken throughout that day. However, when I was putting together the first post, for some reason I decided to add some prose. Very quickly, this blog became my journal.

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Day 145: One Step Away

Day 145: One Step Away

This journey was always a series of days. The basic structure of each day was the same: wake up, eat, walk, eat, walk, eat, sleep. These things were certain. They were the anchor points of each day. Something you could count on.

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Day 143: Déjà Vu

Day 143: Déjà Vu

As we left Stehekin, we peered down at the Stehekin River from High Bridge. Below us in the shallows were Chinook salmon coming back home to spawn. I couldn’t help but see parallels between their journey and my own.

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