Meet Mark Quinn, Jason’s dad.  He will be crewing with Jason’s brother Corey and Ann’ boyfriend Ian.  I am sure we will get LOTS more dirt on Jason as the race progresses, and we intend to share it all!  That’s right, you will read it here first, so stay tuned!

“This is my second time crewing for a primal quest race and I’m looking forward to it - I think.  It certainly looks like it is a gorgeous part of the country.   Too bad you’ll be racing through it so quickly you won’t be able to appreciate it.

I recently retired from 32 years with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and am still in my grace period, enjoying every minute of being retired.  We live in Olympia, WA.

As a wildlife biologist much of my career was spent in the field studying wildlife and managing wildlife lands.  I think this is where Jason and Corey both got their appreciation of the outdoors and wild places.

As a family we hiked, hunted and fished as much as we could.  One funny recollection I have of Jason occurred on a horse trip into the Pasayten Wilderness.  Jason was riding a huge white mule when the mule decided he had an itch that required scratching.  With Jason in full protest the mule decided to leave the trail in search of suitable scratching material.  About a quarter mile off the trail the mule found what it was looking for, a small clump of subapline fir that was just tall enough and just stiff enough to scratch the mule’s belly.  The mule proceeded to satisfy its itch and then methodically returned to the pack train all the time oblivious to the ranting and raving of the young high-schooler atop its back”.

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