Long-distance hikes I've completed

I love nature, and I love to walk. Throughout the years, I've been fortunate to complete some amazing multi-month backcountry hikes in some the U.S.' most treasured public lands. Below is just a sampler platter of photos from these epic adventures.

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Pacific Crest Trail

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Hiking across the snowy southern Sierra Nevada mountains in mid-June, 2017
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Fording one of the many raging snowmelt streams in the Sierra Nevada, July 2017
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An early-succession clearcut area affected by tree mortality in Washington, August 2017
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Watching the full solar eclipse from the trail near Mount Jefferson in Oregon, August 2017

Hayduke Trail

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One of the many slot canyons of the Hayduke trail, April 2021
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My hiking partner, Shannon, about to traverse the Red Ledges in Steven's Canyon, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, April 2021
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Navigating through pools of crisp, clear water in Grand Canyon National Park, May 2021
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The awe-inspiring scale of Grand Canyon National Park, May 2021
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Hitchhiking across the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon near the confluence with the Little Colorado River, May 2021

Wind River High Route

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Looking north across Wyoming's Wind River Range after 8 days traversing high mountain passes, August 2022
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Climbing up a typical pass on the Wind River High Route, August 2022
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Scrambling up Wind River Peak, August 2022