Sam Edwards
Born Sep 7, 1942, San Francisco
Middle son of Nancy and Don Edwards
Brother of Len and Bruce Edwards
Husband of Caren Edwards (divorced in 2024)
Father of Rachael and Dana Edwards
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I created a number of short videos based on the topics listed in Tell Your Life Story (a book recommended by Margie Edwards). Click here to see them.
To see a much too detailed timeline of my life, click here. The main items in this timeline are listed below. Click on any item to read about it.
1942 -1956: The Early Years
1959: Mexico City
1956 - 1960: High School (Andover): click boldfaced name below:
1960: Christmas in Zermatt
1960 - 1964: College (Stanford)
1964: Summer in Greece
1965 - 1969: Peace Corps Malaysia (3 1/2 years)
1969: Travel home from Malaysia
1969 - 1973: Hewlett Packard (Cupertino)
1971: Rafting through the Grand Canyon
1973: Hewlett Packard (Grenoble)
1973: Egypt
1973 - 1974: European Tour
1974: Tunisia
1976: Mt. Rainier
1976 - 1979: Africa, Middle East, Far East (3 years)
1981 -1988: Software Publishing Corporation
1981: Greece and Turkey
1982: San Francisco Marathon
June 3, 1984: My Wedding!
1984: Honeymoon: Fiji and Tonga
1988: Turks and Caicos Islands to Virgin Islands
1988: Fiji
1988: Society Islands
May 3, 1989: Rachael is born!
July 27, 1991: Dana is born!
1989 - 1998: Rachael and Dana - The Early Years
1991 - 1994: Legato Systems
1995 - 1999: BMC Software
1996: Caribbean cruise
1999 - 2003: South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand aboard Rhapsodie (5 1/2 years)
2004 - 2007: Carpinteria
2005 - 2010: Commission Junction
2007: John Muir Trail with Dana
2010: Western US Road Trip (3 months): click boldfaced name below:
2010: Sam and Dana in China
2011: Cross Country Skiing with Rachael
2011 - 2014: Pacific Crest Trail (6 1/2 months)
2011: Southern California Road Trip
2013: Pacific Grove Triathlon
2013 - 2018: Mexico
2013: Baja
2013 - 2014: Punta Mita to Tucson
Nov 2015 - Jan 2016: Punta Mita to SMdA, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Baja Sur
2017 - 2018: Punta Mita to Guatemala
2014 - 2015: Middle East Trip: Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Sinai, Egypt, Israel National Trail (4 1/2 months)
2016: South America Trip: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina (3 months)
2016: Peru with Len, Bruce and Che
2017: Utah Road Trip (3 weeks)
2017 - 2020: Continental Divide Trail (8 months)
2018: Celas Maya Spanish School, Guatemala: Session 1, Session 2, Session 3
2018: Grenada to Martinique
2019 - 2020: Central and South America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia (10 months)
2024: Iceland
2021 - Present: Scott's Valley, Santa Cruz County, California
2025: Arctic, Europe, Morocco
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