5 Reasons We Love Parker

He's a real family man who remained devoted to his grandpa John until the latter's death at age 96 in 2016.

He's a hard worker and has been since he took over the family's Big Nugget gold mine when he was just 16 years old.

He believes in following his dreams and, in season four of Gold Rush, used his college fund to
set up his own mining operation.

He's a loyal friend who continues to work and hang out with Rick Ness, now his chief foreman,
seven years after they first formed a bond at a state fair.

He's fearless, having followed the treacherous Klondike Gold Rush trail for the first season of
Parker's Trail and venturing into the dangerous Guyana jungle for the new one.