Julia Geisler

I just have this image of him walking out of his tent at night or something like that and slipping and falling and kind of off-putting because he was such a mountain man.

I just have this image of him walking out of his tent at night or something like that and slipping and falling and kind of off-putting because he was such a mountain man.

It is just magnificent getting out of Yosemite Valley and into that grandiose terrain.

It is just magnificent getting out of Yosemite Valley and into that grandiose terrain.

It's the red rucksack.

It's the red rucksack.

You know, we hiked a lot of the hike with them, but not all the time. We did our own plan, but you kind of move along at similar paces and meet up and then separate and kind of goes along that way.

You know, we hiked a lot of the hike with them, but not all the time. We did our own plan, but you kind of move along at similar paces and meet up and then separate and kind of goes along that way.

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Something you don't have to carry on your back. It's fatty, it's hot, it's pizza. You're psyched. That's what we call trail magic.

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Something you don't have to carry on your back. It's fatty, it's hot, it's pizza. You're psyched. That's what we call trail magic.

It's a pretty intimate experience being out in the woods with folks. Definitely lifelong bonds, I think, are established. And yeah, pretty meaningful times of life.

It's a pretty intimate experience being out in the woods with folks. Definitely lifelong bonds, I think, are established. And yeah, pretty meaningful times of life.

Devin liked to sleep in the mornings and Eric wanted to get going. And he would just like pretty much not yell at the top of his lungs, but loud enough that she would hear like, Devin, it's time to get up. It's time to get on the trail. You know, that was his personality of like he was so happy out there and passionate. I mean, it's a grand adventure.

Devin liked to sleep in the mornings and Eric wanted to get going. And he would just like pretty much not yell at the top of his lungs, but loud enough that she would hear like, Devin, it's time to get up. It's time to get on the trail. You know, that was his personality of like he was so happy out there and passionate. I mean, it's a grand adventure.

It's great to be out there with friends where it gets a little bit boring sometimes.

It's great to be out there with friends where it gets a little bit boring sometimes.

Yeah, definitely sharing about family and friends back home. His wife, Marilyn, he talked about a lot and love of his life and, you know, his grandkids. And he had a pretty strong, it seemed like, family network.

Yeah, definitely sharing about family and friends back home. His wife, Marilyn, he talked about a lot and love of his life and, you know, his grandkids. And he had a pretty strong, it seemed like, family network.

I have this image of actually being up there and Eric in particular walking between these huge spires of rock and there is just light like you've never seen it before. It's like this golden light that shines between these huge spires of rock. And he was just standing between two spires with his arms open, just like basking in that light. Yeah, that memory definitely stays with me.

I have this image of actually being up there and Eric in particular walking between these huge spires of rock and there is just light like you've never seen it before. It's like this golden light that shines between these huge spires of rock. And he was just standing between two spires with his arms open, just like basking in that light. Yeah, that memory definitely stays with me.