Adventure Blog
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John Muir Trail - Week 2, Part 1 (Days 8-9)
"Somehow the contents of my pack, my resupply box, and freshly laundered clothes had taken over the space. I tried to put together a list of the things I needed to do while here in town. I needed to somehow fix my still broken trekking pole, get more bandaids, etc for my blisters, get some toe sock liners to help with my blisters, and make sure I had everything else I'd need for another week in the backcountry." -
John Muir Trail - Week 1, Part 2 (Days 4-7)
"I allowed myself to sleep in as long as I wanted which was about 8:30am. I had planned to hike to Bighorn Plateau 9.5 miles away and knew I wouldn't make it." -
John Muir Trail Trip Itinerary
I plan to do an in-depth trip report of my 24 day hike in the coming weeks but for those of you who may be planning your own hike into the Sierras ...- 10 Essentials
- 395
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- backpacking
- Bear Creek
- Bear Ridge
- California
- Crabtree Meadow
- Donohue Pass
- Forester Pass
- Garnet Lake
- gear
- Glen Pass
- Goddard Canyon
- Golden Staircase
- Guitar Lake
- hiking
- Horseshoe Meadow
- Hwy 395
- Independence
- Island Pass
- JMT
- John Muir Trail
- Kearsarge Pass
- Ladies of the JMT
- Lake Edison
- Lake Marjorie
- Lake Virginia
- Le Conte Canyon
- Lone Pine
- Lyell Canyon
- Mammoth
- Marie Lake
- Mather Pass
- McClure Meadow
- Mt Whitney
- Muir Pass
- Muir Trail Ranch
- Nüümü Hu Huupi Lake
- Nüümü Poyo
- Paiute Creek
- Palisade Lakes
- Pinchot Pass
- Rae Lakes
- Reds Meadow Resort
- Sapphire Lake
- Selden Pass
- Shadow Lake
- Sierra Nevada
- Silver Pass
- solo backpacking
- solo hiking
- solo travel
- solo trip
- South Fork Kings River
- suspension bridge
- Thousand Island Lakes
- thru hiking
- Tumanguya
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Vermilion Valley Resort
- VVR
- Wanda Lake
- zero day
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Reflections on the John Muir Trail
Hiking the John Muir Trail has been a dream of mine for years but it wasn't what I thought it would be.- 10 Essentials
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- backpacking
- Bear Creek
- Bear Ridge
- California
- Crabtree Meadow
- Donohue Pass
- down jacket
- Evolution Valley
- Forester Pass
- Garnet Lake
- Glen Pass
- Goddard Canyon
- Golden Staircase
- Guitar Lake
- hiking
- Horseshoe Meadow
- Hwy 395
- Independence
- Island Pass
- JMT
- JMT training
- John Muir Trail
- Kearsarge Pass
- Ladies of the JMT
- Lake Edison
- Lake Marjorie
- Lake Virginia
- Le Conte Canyon
- Lone Pine
- Lyell Canyon
- Mammoth
- Marie Lake
- Mather Pass
- McClure Meadow
- Middle Fork Kings River
- Mt Whitney
- Nüümü Hu Huupi Lake
- Nüümü Poyo
- Pinchot Pass
- Rae Lakes
- Reds Meadow Resort
- Sapphire Lake
- Selden Pass
- Sierra Nevada
- Silver Pass
- solo backpacking
- solo hiking
- solo travel
- South Fork Kings River
- Thousand Island Lakes
- thru hiking
- trail family
- Tumanguya
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Vermilion Valley Resort
- VVR
- Wanda Lake