Name: Michael Ziegler

Location: Outside el Volador Cafe, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca Mexico

Story: Large permanent flower pot with stones

Name: Sofia Komarova

Location: Glacier Point (Yosemite valley)

Story: I found a stone in August 2025 at the summit of Glacier Point. It was tucked between the rocks. I didn’t take it because I thought someone had put it there to keep a part of themselves in that beautiful place. And so it is…

Gone but never forgotten.

Name: Aaron Carr

Location: 35°27’16.7″N 105°40’37.3″W (Rowe Mesa, NM)

Story: We went out with my family today to the Rowe Mesa to hunt for two Christmas trees for the holiday season. After searching for a while, we found the perfect piñon tree so we decided to go ahead and cut ‘er down. I got down on my knees to clear some ground around the base and noticed a stone, a river stone that surprisingly really stood out being we were so far above any water source. It wasn’t but a second further I noticed the writing ‘Sam’ upon it, we both stopped and I stood up. ‘Uh oh babe’ don’t think we can cut this one down, and we thought together that this could be a tree planted in remembrance to a person, or otherwise a gravestone. I then reached down and noticed written upon the stone, so eloquently carved and painted was also a website! Surprisingly we had a signal so I decided to look it up! Much to our relief we read the story about Sam and we had the chance to recollect the life he had lived and loved in Vermont. We would be of similar age now, Sam would’ve been a few years younger than my girlfriend and five of me. After some discussion we decided we would take both the tree and the Samstone, as the stone must had been there a while we were sure it spent special energy creating such a pretty Christmas tree. I reckon the piñon tree to be around 15 years old, perhaps a little younger, but at cut it was near seven feet tall. The stone will hang around us for the holiday season and now that I have found out that Sam loved snowboarding I will take his stone along with me to shred the gnar. I love snowboarding as well and I’m certain I will soon find a new place amongst the aspens and pines (perhaps another sapling) at Ski Santa Fe in the near future!

Love,

Aaron, Jess and Oso

Name: Lok Sin

Location: Boise Greenbelt between Capitol Blvd and Broadway Ave.

Story: Greenbelt by the Boise River on the Boise State University Campus. Walking along and just saw it on another rock.

Name: Andrew Zuckerman

Location: 1. Blue Hill @ Stone Barn, 2. Financial District, Manhattan, 3. East River

Story: I initially reached out sharing that I would carry a Sam Stone with me for as long as it felt right to carry one for. And that I did. I brought Sam Stone’s with me during my daily and weekly movements through the world, and let each go only at the moment that I was meant to part ways with them.

Name: Lena Schorkopf

Location: Bench at the Duxbury Window Trail viewpoint in Bolton, Vermont

Story: My boyfriend, Ben O’Hearn, and I found a SamStone while on a hike at the Duxbury Window Trail in Bolton, Vermont on June 19, 2025. We found it on the bench at the Duxbury Window viewpoint, where we stopped to catch our breath and soak in the beautiful rolling green of Vermont’s hills. This was my first time in Vermont and the wet heat of summer was kicking my ass. We sat down, found the stone, and visited the SamStone website to learn about Sam and the mission of the SamStone. We resonated deeply with his pursuit of adventure and fun, and his immense love for the outdoors, especially for snowboarding. Ben and I had just met working at a ski resort in California – Mammoth Mountain. When we stopped in Vermont, the two of us were just setting out on a road-trip together. We understood from the SamStone site that we were meant to take the stone with us to put it somewhere of our choosing. We decided that we would place it in one of our favorite locations on our trip. From the bench in Vermont, the SamStone came with us to Montreal, to Presqu’ile Provincial Park on Lake Ontario, to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, to Warren Dunes State Park in Michigan, to Chicago, to Madison Wisconsin, to Minneapolis Minnesota, and from there our trip unexpectedly went international…to Ireland. We packed our bicycles, camping gear, and the SamStone onto the plane and set off. We spent time biking through the Irish countryside and along the grand Wild Atlantic Way on the Dingle Peninsula. We enjoyed the company of the Irish, an immensely funny and welcoming people. On July 29, 2025, we discovered a local swimming spot outside of Dublin – Sandycove Beach. We’d been bit by the swim bug during our trip and took every chance we could to jump into some water. The Atlantic that day was cold and the sun just barely peeked out, but we got our swim in regardless. We spent several hours there, enjoying the distant view of the cathedral spires, chatting with fellow beachgoers, and splashing in and out of the water. It was there we decided to place the SamStone, on a crevice in a rock ledge, just set back from the water, visible enough that the thoughtful passerby will notice and learn of Sam’s story. We were honored to have had the SamStone along with us on our journey this summer. Several times, we went back and reread his biography on your site to be reminded of his inspiring zest for life. We extend unending condolences for your loss and thank you for allowing us to have a glimpse at his wonderful spirit.

Name: Anna Van Buren

Location: Stimson Mountain, Bolton, VT

Story: We found the SamStone at the abandoned airway beacon on top of Stimson Mountain in Bolton, VT. It was a very stormy night, and after lots of bushwacking, we were grateful to have finally found the tower. The SamStone was such a nice surprise, and I am excited to pass it on on my next adventure.

Name: Gail Lawson

Location:

Story: Today I was hiking a trail at Preston Pond in Jericho, Vermont. On the way down the hill I spotted one of your Sam stones and picked it up. When I got home, I noticed on the back your address. It’s wonderful to see pictures of Sam and to read about him.

The next time our hiking group meets, I will bring the stone with me to leave for another traveler to find. I will let you know the site after it is placed.

Name: Marie Davis

Location: I placed a SamStone in the nest where three redwood trees came together in the Redwood Forest, on the edge of Arcata, California.

Story: I love bringing a SamStone along when I travel. I wait until I am moved to place it, somewhere that fills me with joy. This time it was in the spirit-lifting realm of the northern Redwoods. I went back the next day to find that others had added to the nest around the SamStone, so wonderful.

Name: Samantha Alves

Location: Went on a small hike and places the stone beneath a baby tree, overlooking the skyline of prague

Story: It’s just by the base of a tree, if you want to take the hike you can put in “Restaurant Petřínské Terasy”, which also has a beautiful viewing point of the city. Then follow the trail to the right and keep going for about 5 minutes, when the view is open / the best throughout the city I took a bit of a stroll down the hill to find a quiet spot for the stone. A very lovely place and hike, I highly recommend going!