Cole Preston

Cole Preston

Math & Economics @ UCSC
East Asian Economics
Keio University 2026–27

Travels

Tokyo Tower's red and white lattice rising above dark green trees under an overcast sky.

Tokyo Tower

Minato, Tokyo, Japan · Sep 2026

Tokyo Tower, one of my first stops in the city.

A rain-wet cobblestone alley at night, lined with glowing Japanese restaurant signs and banners.

Musashi-Kosugi

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan · Sep 2026

Exploring Kawasaki during my first weeks in Japan.

Lake Tahoe's blue water seen from a pine-covered slope, with snow-dusted peaks across the lake.

Tahoe Rim Trail

Mt. Rose, Nevada, USA · Jun 2026

Near Mt. Rose during my thru-hike of the Tahoe Rim Trail, the roughly 165-mile loop around Lake Tahoe.

Whitewater pouring over the granite lip at the top of Yosemite Falls, with Yosemite Valley far below.

Yosemite Falls

Yosemite National Park, California, USA · Mar 2026

Yosemite Falls in early spring, when the snowmelt has it running strong.

A hiker in a yellow shirt pulling up the steel cables on Half Dome's granite, with forested ridges and the High Sierra behind.

Half Dome

Yosemite National Park, California, USA · Jul 2025

Climbed the cables to the summit of Half Dome, with the High Sierra stretching out behind.

A skier silhouetted on a snowy summit slope, looking out over the Owens Valley under sunlit clouds.

Mammoth Mountain

California, USA · Jul 2023

Skiing in July, after the record 2022–23 winter kept Mammoth open into summer.

Dark volcanic rock spires and pines above green valleys and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Pinnacles National Park

California, USA · Jun 2023

Looking out over the valleys from the rock spires of Pinnacles.