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Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can't see.
Walking 4 Fun Trail Location
Member Dossier
Member since:December 15, 2012
Total steps:87,975,674 steps
#10 out of 20,294
Total distance:45,904.7 miles
Best day:70,086 steps
July 14, 2015
Pacific Northwest Trail Position:843.1 miles
#63 out of 266
Time on Pacific Northwest Trail:121 days
Full Marathons:102
Half Marathons:713
Ryan ‘Tortuga’ Carpenter’s trail photo

Virtual Trails Walked

Interview

Home:Seattle, WA
Trails hiked:Every single trail on this website! Plus a few others that pre-date the website such as the Florida Trail and another Appalachian Trail thru-hike.
Trails planned:I rarely plan any of my hikes definitively more than a month in advance! But I'm hiking the CDT now. =)
Job:This website occupies a lot of my time!
Joke:How does an octopus go into battle? Well-armed!
Hobbies:Hiking, backpacking, reading, astronomy, learning Polish, smelling the proverbial roses....
Website:https://www.atlasquest.com/

Recent Awards

Speed Award
10K steps
September 7, 2025
Snail Award
Speed Award
70K steps
August 31, 2025
Rabbit Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 29, 2025
Stage 38 Award
Speed Award
80K steps
August 24, 2025
Ostrich Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 22, 2025
Stage 36 Award
Speed Award
90K steps
August 17, 2025
Deer Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 16, 2025
Stage 35 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 14, 2025
Stage 34 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 12, 2025
Stage 33 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 10, 2025
Stage 32 Award
Speed Award
80K steps
August 10, 2025
Ostrich Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 6, 2025
Stage 31 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
August 3, 2025
Stage 30 Award
Speed Award
100K steps
August 3, 2025
Greyhound Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 31, 2025
Stage 29 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 28, 2025
Stage 28 Award
Half-Marathon Award
13.8 miles
July 28, 2025
Half-Marathon Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 27, 2025
Stage 27 Award
Speed Award
90K steps
July 27, 2025
Deer Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 25, 2025
Stage 26 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 21, 2025
Stage 25 Award
Speed Award
90K steps
July 20, 2025
Deer Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 19, 2025
Stage 24 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 15, 2025
Stage 23 Award
Speed Award
80K steps
July 13, 2025
Ostrich Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 10, 2025
Stage 22 Award
Speed Award
100K steps
July 6, 2025
Greyhound Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 5, 2025
Stage 21 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
July 2, 2025
Stage 20 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 30, 2025
Stage 19 Award
Speed Award
80K steps
June 29, 2025
Ostrich Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 26, 2025
Stage 18 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 23, 2025
Stage 17 Award
Speed Award
80K steps
June 22, 2025
Ostrich Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 20, 2025
Stage 16 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 16, 2025
Stage 15 Award
Speed Award
80K steps
June 15, 2025
Ostrich Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 13, 2025
Stage 14 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 10, 2025
Stage 13 Award
Speed Award
90K steps
June 8, 2025
Deer Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 7, 2025
Stage 12 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 6, 2025
Stage 11 Award
Stage Award
Pacific Northwest Trail
June 1, 2025
Stage 10 Award
Speed Award
90K steps
June 1, 2025
Deer Award
Trail Award
Albanian Southern Coastal Trail
May 31, 2025
Trail Award
Stage Award
Albanian Southern Coastal Trail
May 30, 2025
Stage 6 Award
Stage Award
Albanian Southern Coastal Trail
May 29, 2025
Stage 5 Award
Stage Award
Albanian Southern Coastal Trail
May 28, 2025
Stage 4 Award
Stage Award
Albanian Southern Coastal Trail
May 28, 2025
Stage 3 Award
Stage Award
Albanian Southern Coastal Trail
May 26, 2025
Stage 2 Award

Speed Awards

10,000 Steps
Wins: 2
September 7, 2025
Snail Award
70,000 Steps
Wins: 6
August 31, 2025
Rabbit Award
80,000 Steps
Wins: 84
August 24, 2025
Ostrich Award
90,000 Steps
Wins: 128
August 17, 2025
Deer Award
100,000 Steps
Wins: 245
August 3, 2025
Greyhound Award
125,000 Steps
Wins: 70
November 17, 2024
Kangaroo Award
150,000 Steps
Wins: 20
May 11, 2025
Horse Award
175,000 Steps
Wins: 20
September 1, 2024
Wildebeest Award
200,000 Steps
Wins: 41
August 11, 2024
Pronghorn Award
250,000 Steps
Wins: 52
September 8, 2024
Cheetah Award