Longer posts from the trail.
The First Peoples of the Trail
June 5, 2026
The human history of the trail corridor — Tolowa Dee-ni' of the coast, the river tribes of the Klamath and Shasta drainages, the Winnemem Wintu of the sacred peak, and the older geographies still alive beneath every mile.
Flora of the Trail Corridor
From coastal redwood understory to alpine scree — the plants and wildflowers of the Crescent City to Mount Shasta thru-hike.
Mapping Indigenous Places
How we're building heritage markers for the trail map — coordinates, visual language, data sensitivity protocols, and code implementation.
The River Tribes of the Trail Corridor
The Smith River, the Klamath River, and the Shasta River drainages — Tolowa Dee-ni' villages, Karuk fishing platforms, Yurok wealth, and the Shasta of the mountain valleys.
First Steps on the California Coast
May 20, 2026
Why I'm walking the California coast and what I hope to find out here.
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