Support Dick Gase and ITE eco-program scholarships as he attempts to hike border to border along the Continental Divide Trail!

Hiking 3,100 miles for Eco-program scholarships!

Dick Gase lives a good life. He’s hiked 4,947 miles of beautiful terrain and plans 3,100 miles more to reach the Triple Crown of Long Distance Hiking. Bejeweled with lessons learned and stories to tell, Dick has taken the high roads of the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. In April 2010, he’ll hike the CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL (CDT).

Trekking (in spirit) with Dick, will be Ironwood Tree Experience (ITE), a project of The Center for Children and Nature at Prescott College. A nonprofit project, ITE connects youth with community through experiences in nature and instills lessons of youth wellness, character development, community action, and sustainability practices.

Dick aspires to hike 3,100 miles and raise funds for ITE youth scholarships.
You can follow along! Contribute to Dick’s ITE Hike-a-thon:

Contribute at www.ironwoodtreeexperience.org or mail check (payable to Prescott College) to Prescott College Tucson Center at 2233 E. Speedway, Tucson, AZ 85719, or call Suzanne at (520) 319-9868.
Prescott College is a nonprofit 501 (c)3. Proceeds fund ITE youth scholarships and are tax deductible.
Visit www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=10192 to follow Dick’s adventure.

  • date of departure: 4/27/2010
  • trail: Continental Divide Trail
  • distance in miles: 3100
  • months on the trail: 5
  • route: Mexico border near Columbus, NM to Canadian border in Glacier National Park
Posted on Thursday, March 11th, 2010.

3 Responses to “Support Dick Gase and ITE eco-program scholarships as he attempts to hike border to border along the Continental Divide Trail!”

  1. Colin Leath / forestdweller wrote:

    here’s dick’s CDT trail journal:
    http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=10192

    and his PCT one:
    http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=5963

  2. eric wrote:

    Thank you Colin. You must be a buddy of his?

  3. Lee Gutowski wrote:

    Just caught up with Dick Gase online a couple weeks ago. He was taking a well-deserved rest in Colorado, shortly after crossing into the state by foot on the Continental Divide Trail. And I believe he celebrated his 30th birthday during this break, too.

    Dick’s been on the trail since late April, and has made it from the Mexican border through the state of New Mexico and into Colorado. He’s already got 42 journal entries and 100+ photos posted at http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=10192 Look for him under his trail name, Jack and the Beanstalk.

    You can also read a short article about Dick’s CDT hike here: http://www.thezmag.com/article-280-taking-the-high-road.html

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