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John Muir Trail - Gear List
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John Muir Trail - Week 4, Part 3 (Days 24-25) THE END
"As I turned on to Hwy 395 heading south I too a final look at Whitney and blew her a kiss. It was finally time to head home. This had been the most challenging but incredible experience. I'm so proud of what I've done." -
John Muir Trail - Week 4, Part 1 (Days 21-22)
"Don't tell me I don't have to climb any passes when I have two sections climbing over 1,000 ft! Who designed this stupid trail?! I was officially not having fun. I was tired, and cold, and now it was starting to snow?!?" -
John Muir Trail - Week 3, Part 3 (Days 19-20)
"I hiked by myself for a good portion of the day and it was nice to kinda be solo again. I kept thinking about how I probably wouldn't have made it this far if I was actually on my own for the whole trail. The main topic of conversation after Silver Pass was how each of us were feeling about ending our hike. By now I knew I didn't have another 80 miles in me to get to Yosemite Valley." -
John Muir Trail - Week 3, Part 1 (Days 15-16)
"Combine that with my 47lb pack I was frustrated that I was back to my slow and steady pace. In a bad moment of frustration I took a break and ate one of my Pop Tarts. I reminded myself how far I'd already come and I was still doing it even if it was just a little slower. I told myself I'd start saying I was strong and steady, because I was." -
John Muir Trail - Week 2, Part 3 (Days 13-14)
"I turned my gaze over to the trail, about 50 yards away, where I saw a line of hikers. A lot of people had hiked by this morning, getting an early start but this group of four was led by a guy wearing a white and black trucker hat and a red bandana around his neck. Hey, why did he look so familiar?" -
John Muir Trail - Week 2, Part 2 (Days 10-12)
"I bounded down the trail. Friends! People I know!" -
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 - Week 1, Part 1 (Days 0-3)
"After driving from Tucson to Lone Pine, getting my permit at the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitors Center, parking my car at the Lone Pine Film History Museum's long term parking lot, making sure I had everything I needed in my insanely heavy pack, and after having one more freak out, I met Lone Pine Kurt." -
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
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