Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. I woke up excited to greet the day. I had a short, 11-mile hike to Muir Trail Ranch (MTR) for my resupply. Hikers on the … Continued
Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. I woke up and climbed up and over Silver Pass, which was pretty spectacular. Once again, I was blown away as the way the lakes … Continued
Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. I was very happy to grab a hot breakfast at Red’s Meadow as soon as the café opened. I charged my devices as best I … Continued
Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. I’m a lightweight backpacker, meaning I make a point to minimize my pack weight. As part of that effort, I streamlined my food supply plan. … Continued
Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. I caught the Tuolumne Meadows (TM) Hiker Bus ($26) in front of Half Dome Village at 8:00 am. The 3-hour ride out of the valley … Continued
Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. I’m calling this Day 0 because it wasn’t technically part of my John Muir Trail (JMT) thru-hike. As I’ve already explained, my permit had me … Continued
Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. I’ve already explained some of the ways I dress up cheap, processed meals for trail cooking. Now I want to break down the logistics of … Continued
Read about my complete John Muir Trail experience, including prep, gear, logistics, and post-hike impressions. Meal prep is more challenging for me than for most people. It’s not that I have a special diet—I just don’t like sweets. To be … Continued