Mark’s Photos #9
“BAM!!” The car bottomed out again! Note to self, “Don’t take the Corolla up a jeep trail again.” “BAM!!” Ron, another UofA grad student, and I were coaxing my little car up a two-track...
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Mark’s Photos #8
Hiking the CDT, I had camped at Mormon Springs, located on a spur of the Oregon Trail in the Great Divide Basin of southern Wyoming. Mormon Springs was a bit of a misnomer as...
Mark’s Photos #7
It was mid-June of 2022 and I was in northern Massachusetts hiking the Appalachian Trail. For most of the afternoon I had been climbing 3,489 foot Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in the state,...
Mark’s Photos #6
The hottest section of the Arizona Trail (AZT) is arguably a 60-mile stretch just north of the small town of Oracle. Being the hottest is saying something, on a trail that is known for...
Mark’s Photos #5
It was April first of 2021 and I was training for my upcoming hike on the Continental Divide Trail. On the day of this photo I was doing a 20 mile hike starting in...
Mark’s Photos #4
The highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail is Forester Pass at 13,153 feet. It is about 775 trail miles from the start on the Mexican border. We had camped near 11,000 feet, right...
2 responses to “Mark’s Photos #4”
You are my favorite mountain man! Give me a two-hour day hike with Hannah and I’m a happy guy. Chacun a son gout! How is your French? My four years of high school French helps me with crosswords. If I had to do it again, I’d choose to study Spanish, especially for this California boy.
Hey Dan, I am certified terrible at languages. I have had courses in Spanish, German, Russian, and even Latin. None of which I was able to really learn. I do not know French at all, but that could be said for Spanish German, Russian, and Latin. However, my phone was able to translate your French phrase, and to that I say “To each his own.”😄