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Jackson Parell, right, and Sammy Potter use headlamps to journal on their phones while settling in for the night in Cleveland National Forest 10 days into a 342-mile leg of the Pacific Coast Trail. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Potter, left, and Parell walk the last hundred yards of the Pacific Crest Trail to reach the trail’s southern terminus in Campo, Calif., during an early leg of their journey on April 4. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Parell, right, signs the Pacific Crest Trail logbook on the southern terminus at the Mexican border.
Parell uses hiking poles to steady himself over a fallen tree on the Appalachian Trail on May 19 near Wyman Township, Maine. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
A surfer rides a wave in Huntington Beach on a warm first day of winter
After a long day hiking the Appalachian Trail, Parell plays guitar in a hostel in Monson, Maine. (Gina Ferazzi/ Los Angeles Times)
Potter, front, and Parell cross the Kennebec River to reach a connecting trailhead along the Appalachian Trail on May 21 near Caratunk, Maine. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
After an all-night climb of Mt. Katahdin to finish the Appalachian Trail on May 28, Parell, left, struggles to keep his eyes open as he and Potter wait to get their COVID-19 vaccines at a pharmacy in Millinocket, Maine. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Potter rubs his feet after a day of hiking more than 25 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail in Plumas National Forest in Little Grass Valley, Calif., on June 23. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Potter tries on his new shoes, which had been shipped to him at a country store in Sierra City, Calif., along the Pacific Crest Trail. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Potter, left, and Parell hike the edge of Crater Lake along the Pacific Crest Trail near Klamath Falls, Ore., three days before finishing the so-called triple crown of hiking. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Potter, left, and Parell hike a snowy stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon three days before the end of their journey. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Parell celebrates with his mother, Nora, and sister Shawn after he and Potter completed their journey Oct. 22 at Etna Summit near Etna, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
