Daily Miles: 11 Total Miles: 262 Last day on trail! Got up at our normal time even though we had plenty of time to get into Tuolumne Meadows. We all enjoy hiking in the first hour of the daylight so we decided to stick with our normal schedule, … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 13 Total Miles: 251 The wind died down pretty quickly last night.  It was quite warm, but we still managed to sleep good.  We are getting faster about packing up in the mornings, so we were on the trail at 5:50am.  We still really … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 14 Total Miles: 238 After a cool night of sleep, we got our normal start right before 6 AM, just as the darkness was giving way to daylight and we could walk without our headlamps. I don’t think it was the proximity to water that … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 15 Total Miles: 224 We had another warm night last night, but we all slept really good.  We were on the trail by 6:00am, which has become our routine. Shortly after leaving our campsite, we walked across a bridge with a strong creek … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 209 After a normal start this AM, we headed into a short switchbacked section (up) before cruising along a flat area for a while. We saw many tenters along this stretch, most with nice views similar to ours from last … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 15 Total Miles: 193 Even though there were a lot of hikers camped around us, it was very quiet and we got a good night of sleep. When we woke up just after 5am, we could see one headlamp on, but we’re pretty sure we were the first … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 113 Bigger day today with two passes and some weather. We got a ride up to the trailhead from a lady who lives near the motel where we stayed. She picked us up at 6 a.m., so we were on the trail around 6:30 from the … [Read more...]