Biography
Spending his work week in Silicon Valley Trent is eager to leave the metro behind in favour of tall, old-growth redwoods along the California coastline or the fresh mountain air of the Sierras. As a youth Trent’s mother and grandparents introduced him to hiking around the San Francisco Bay Area and Sierras. Considered a moderate hiker, he has accomplished hikes in Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Big Sur, Los Padres National Forest, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Death Valley, Zions National Park, the Grand Canyon, as well as the coast of Jamaica and the interior of Brasil. This summer he will travel to Costa Rica to trek through the back-country of the Osa Penninsula and Machu Picchu. Trent has a special affinity with hiking throughout the Americas and hopes one day his adventures will take him to Australia and New Zealand.
Aug
4th
Trent, United States
Trip in Peru ~ Moderate difficulty
Date: May 10-18, 2008Summary: 25 mile, 3 day Trek along the Salkantay Trail culminating with an excursion into Machu PicchuLocation: PeruPicture Gallery: Click here Departing San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, with layovers in Miami and Lima, I arrived in Cuzco Sunday morning. The flights were largely uneventful and the jetlag imperceptible. The Cuzco airport is a small strip of asphalt nestled in a small valley. Disembarked at over 11,000
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Mar
29th
Trent, United States
Trip in United States ~ Beginner difficulty
Date: March 29, 2008Summary: 8 mile day hike up Angel’s Landing and around Emerald Pools.Location: Zion’s National Park, Southern UtahPicture Gallery: Click here. Three of my college friends and I hiked Half Dome last summer: Eric, Matt, and Amy. After the successful Yosemite adventure last summer we tried coordinating a Zion / St George trip for the early Fall to no avail. Plans began to freeze with the
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Mar
8th
Trent, United States
Trip in United States ~ Beginner difficulty
Date: March 8, 2008Summary: 16.3 mile round trip day hike from Stinson Beach to the East Peak of Mt TamLocation: Steep Ravine Campground and Mount Tamalis State Park, within 20 miles north of San Francisco.Trails: Steep Ravine Campgrounds, Matt Davis Trail, Nora Trail, Old Railroad Grade, Fern Creek Trail, Temelpa Trail, Old Railroad Grade, Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, Matt Davis TrailPicture Gallery: Click here.How would you recover
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Mar
1st
Trent, United States
Trip in United States ~ Beginner difficulty
Summary: Meandering 4.9 miles around a pink, exfoliated dome that rises 425 feet above the ground, 1825 feet above sea level, and covers 640 acres. It is a one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States.Location: Enchanted Rock State Natural AreaDate: March 1, 2008Trails: Summit Trail, Echo Canyon Trail, X-countryPicture Gallery: Click hereFebruary 24 through March 7 I
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Feb
8th
Trent, United States
Trip in United States ~ Moderate difficulty
Summary: Death Valley, 23.5 mile Round Trip, Overnight Backpacking Trek Trails: Emigrant Campground, x-country, South Fork, x-country, Lemoigne Canyon Picture Gallery: Click here After two postponed attempts to backpack through Death Valley since the beginning of the year, plans finally materialized last weekend. Weather conditions throughout the west coast the last weekend of January were treacherous. Park rangers heavily advised against attempting backpacking
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Jan
10th
Trent, United States
Trip in United States ~ Beginner difficulty
By far my favorite hike of the last year was heading up to the Lost Coast - which is located in King Range National Conservational Area, along the Northern California Coastline 150 miles south of the Oregon border. (Click here for photos.) Conditions were grey, wet, and the winds were gusting. About three hours into the hike, we were all pretty much soaked. The nylon,
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