Originally Posted by TheSergeant

This just absolutely blew my mind. I MET ZACH on my last trip down the pacific coast route mid October. He had just climbed up over Leggett (going south to north) and dropped into our campsite after dark while we were making dinner. We just started chatting and he setup camp with us. Great kid. Loved hearing his stories about the people he met along the way and working in the orchids over summer. Quite an adventure for an 18 y/o. I dug his gear choice and mentality too. He had a cool vintage road bike with some older hand mended panniers and well worn Brooks saddle. Absolutely awesome.