Tag Archives: JMT
McGee Creek
For several years we have heard about how amazing the hike up McGee creek is, as it is a portal to several lakes and can intersect (14.7 miles) with the PCT/JMT and several other trails that lead to Mammoth Lakes. … Continue reading
Retreat! Retreat!
As we lay in our sleeping bags replaying the events of the day and lamenting the fact we had only made it four arduous miles, of the 10 we had planned, we began to strategize for the following morning and … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Hikes in Mammoth area, Mammoth Mountain, Mini Adventures, PCT, Snow Camping, Uncategorized, Yosemite National Park
Tagged adventures with friends, Agnew Meadows, Backpacking, Great Outdoors, JMT, misadventures, National Parks, PCT, postholing, Walking in snow, walking on snow, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
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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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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
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
