I hiked the 210 mile John Muir Trail in the High Sierra mountains in California in August 2013, from north to south. I walked half of it solo, half with my partner Russell.
Start reading about my hike: John Muir Trail ‘013 Overview
See what I brought along: JMT ‘013 Gear List
Read a gear review:
- on my feet: Brooks PureGrit 2s
- on my body: Moving Comfort Serena bra
Trail Journal
I kept a journal on the trail, and have shared it day by day. I transcribed my nightly entires, and shared some post-trail thoughts.
Day 1: Happy Isles → Little Yosemite Valley (including Half Dome)
Day 2: Little Yosemite Valley → Lower Cathedral Lake
Day 3: Lower Cathedral Lake → Lyell Canyon (including Cathedral Pass, and Tuolumne Meadows)
Day 4: Lyell Canyon → Thousand Island Lake (including Donahue & Island Passes)
Day 5: Thousand Island Lake → Red’s Meadow
Day 6: Red’s Meadow → Purple Lake
Day 7: Purple Lake → Mott Lake Trail Junction (including Silver Pass)
Day 8: Mott Lake Trail Junction → Vermillion Valley Resort
Day 9: Vermillion Valley Resort → Upper Bear Creek Meadow
Day 10: Upper Bear Creek Meadow → Blayney Hot Springs (including Selden Pass, and Muir Trail Ranch)
Day 11: Blayney Hot Springs → Lake Florence → Blayney Hot Springs (Russell joins!)
Day 12: Blayney Hot Springs → Colby Meadow
Day 13: Colby Meadow → near Big Pete Meadow (including Muir Pass)
Day 14: near Big Pete Meadow → Deer Meadow (BEAR)
Day 15: Deer Meadow → South Fork Kings River (including Mather Pass)
Day 16: South Fork Kings River → Woods Creek Trail (including Pinchot Pass)
Day 17: Woods Creek Trail → Upper Vidette Meadow (including Glen Pass)
Day 18: Upper Vidette Meadow → Tyndall Frog Ponds (including Forester Pass)
Day 19: Tyndall Frog Ponds → Guitar Lake
Day 20: Guitar Lake → Whitney Portal (including Mt. Whitney summit)