The John Muir Trail is one of our favorite trails that we have hiked. The scenery was spectacular, the weather was quite good and we were able to hike with some great folks. When planning for this hike, we made the conscious choice to take things … [Read more...]
Aug 9 – Mount Whitney
Finally had a good temperature for sleeping last night. There was a big moon last night which really lit up the night sky. Got up around 5:30 so we could get an early start and meet up with the rest of the group by 7:00. Once we got up to Guitar … [Read more...]
Aug 8 – Beardoh’s Favorite Spot
We managed to get close to 10 hours of sleep last night. We both read when we got in our hammocks and were asleep well before dark. We got on the trail about a quarter after seven. It was quite chilly, so we started the day with our hats, gloves and … [Read more...]
Aug 7 – Forrester Pass
Had a great night's sleep. The sky was full of starry brightness during the inevitable pee in the middle of the night. It was quite chilly in the morning, so we started out with our rain jackets, fleece hats and gloves. It was pretty much all … [Read more...]
Aug 6 – Out of Independence
The day after getting down to Independence, we caught the shuttle to Bishop to resupply and stayed in the Motel 6 in Bishop. The following day, Mace and Tom took the shuttle to Lee Vining and then to Yosemite to grab the car and drive it to Lone Pine … [Read more...]
Aug 3 – Glen and Kearsarge Passes
What a miserable day. We can't remember ever being so cold for so long. We had planned to leave by 6:00, but it started raining around 4:00 and there was some thunder and lightening, so we waited a bit and left just before 7:00. It continued to … [Read more...]
Aug 2 – Pinchot Pass
Got out of camp just before 7:00. For some reason we were awake before 5:00, so the early start was fine for us. We had about 5 miles to Pinchot Pass and it was fairly gradual uphill until we got close. We realized again that we could have … [Read more...]
