Category Archives: John Muir Trail
Mosquito Bait…
So, earlier this month, I came across an article, initially posted by the University of Washington, that was too good not to share. And yes, I went down the rabbit hole of “nerd-dom” and read the entire study, with charts, … Continue reading
Postholers Paradise
Well last night was far from warm and dry. No sooner than we ducked into our tents, a steady patter of rain began to fall that lasted most of the night. By morning light it had stopped, and a good … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Hikes in Mammoth area, JMT, John Muir Trail, Mini Adventures, PCT, Snow Camping, Uncategorized, Yosemite National Park
Tagged adventures with friends, Backpacking, Great Outdoors, JMT, misadventures, National Parks, Optoutside, PCT, thru-hiking, Walking in snow, walking on snow, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
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Wrinkles
Thanks to our good friends Sandy and Steve (aka. Scout ), we were able to head up to Mammoth and scout out the on-site logistics for this week’s upcoming adventure, without having to stealth camp on USFS land. It just … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Hikes in Mammoth area, JMT, John Muir Trail, Mammoth Mountain, Mini Adventures, Uncategorized, Yosemite National Park
Tagged adventures with friends, Agnew Meadows, Backpacking, Big Agnes, JMT, Mammoth Mountaineering Supply, Minerat Vista, misadventures, Optoutside, Yosemite
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This should be interesting
‘Tis hiking season once again, and we are lucky and a little daft enough to attempt a week long trip into the Sierras from Agnew Meadows (following the PCT and hooking up onto the JMT), over Donahue Pass, down into … Continue reading
Half Dome or bust
The carved wrought iron sign posted at the edge of the trail read, 2.5 miles, to the top of Half Dome. Today is the day, and the skies at the moment are blue and free of smoke. We will walk … Continue reading
What a difference a Day makes
When we set up our tent the evening before we purposely set it to face the sunrise in the event the clouds had cleared. As light began to fill the confines of our tent, I checked my watch. 5:30 AM? … Continue reading
A Day of Firsts…continued
Even before we reconnected with the JMT, smoke drifted back in making for hazy skies that soon obscured the brilliance of Cathedral Peak whose shape seemingly changed as we circumnavigated its base. Small creeks ran adjacent or crossed our path … Continue reading
A Day of Firsts
This morning began slowly, but soon enough we were at our trail head to begin our 25-ish mile assault of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. We would get just shy (.5 miles) of Sunrise High Sierra camp (HSC) of … Continue reading
Permitted to Hike…
The fact that we spent most of our lives working in and for places that catered to summertime recreation, the thought of pre-planning and obtaining permits sometimes escapes us. When we were working, and our kids were younger, our recreation … Continue reading
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