Illustrated Field Journal by Suzie & Robert Riedel
The Pacific Crest Trail
$25.00
This deposit guarantees your hardback book of The Pacific Crest Trail Illustrated Field Journal by Suzie and Robert Riedel. The book will be autographed by both artists.
The Field Journal is set to be published after their return home in Sept 2024. You will automatically be placed on our emailing list and notified about progress and updates as we complete the publishing process. Upon publication, your deposit will be deducted from the full cost of the book.
All Paintings were illustrated on trail by Robert “Birdcall” Riedel original artwork is available
Illustrated Field Journal by Suzie & Robert Riedel
Hand Painted Watercolor Prints
$25.00
This deposit guarantees you a watercolor print by Robert Riedel. The artwork will be autographed by the artist.
After completing the trail, Robert "Birdcall" Riedel will have painted about 150 watercolor paintings. The art will be made into prints, mounted on matboard, then shipped to you. You will be able to select your artwork after the completion of the trail in September 2024.
2650 Miles thru hiking the Pacific crest trail: A collection of trail journals.
June 3, 2024 Mather Pass - 12,094 elevation
Robert leads the way, he follows boot tracks still frozen like holes in the snow. I have learned a technique, with micro spikes, to remain flat footed and keep as much contact of my foot on the snow. It feels like stretching the backside of my legs as we climb straight upwards. I am hyperventilating perhaps some from fear but also from exertion...
Once we descend the mountainside we hike across a craggy cliff face that looks down upon a snow covered lake. There are steps here and soon the snow is replaced by wet dirt...
journal entry July 23, 2024
"We wrote a will before we left" the couple says to us. The three of us, Roadrunner, Robert and I sit at a picnic table in the middle of the woods. There is a trail sign and a privy, but other than that it feels like the middle of nowhere. The couple, married two years now and had hiked the trail a few years ago offer us trail magic. The woman greets us first with hand sanitizer before placing a paper cup full of sweet tea in our hands. It is their words about writing their will that has me thinking of all the dangers of this trail and writing a will was something I never thought of until now...