David Harris is a professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College.
His sudden, untimely death from kidney cancer shocked and saddened the hiking community..
He taught astronomy and physical science at San Diego Mesa College and chaired its physical sciences department from 1999 until 2011.
He was a sub-24-hour finisher of Northern California\'s 100-mile Western States Endurance Run and served in a leadership capacity for outdoor excursions around the world.
Jerry ran or hiked many thousands of miles of distinct trails throughout California, in the Southwest, and in Mexico.
His 16 guidebooks, along with his Roam-O-Rama column in the San Diego Reader , helped thousands of hikers discover the region\'s diverse wild places.
Jerry Schad (1949-2011) was Southern California\'s leading outdoors writer.
He lives with his three children in Upland, California, and delights in sharing his love of the outdoors with them.
Since 1999, he has been Exploring the Mountains and deserts of Southern California.
As a Sierra Club trip leader, he organized mountaineering trips throughout the Sierra Nevada.
David grew up rambling about the Desolation Wilderness as a toddler in his father\'s pack and later roamed the High Sierra as a Boy Scout.
He is the author or coauthor of seven hiking guidebooks and four engineering textbooks.
David Harris is a professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College
