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The moon over the Hermit, by our campsite in Colby Meadow.

JMT '013 / trail journal

24 Feb, 2014

JMT Day 12: Meadows, waterfalls, and tossing my cookies

JMT Day 12, August 15, 2013 Thursday

Russell & me -- Team Rhx reunited at last.

JMT '013 / trail journal

23 Feb, 2014

JMT Day 11: Ferry rides, raptor skirmish, and a sweet reunion

JMT Day 11, August 14, 2013, Wednesday

Marie Lake viewed from the climb up to Selden Pass.

JMT '013 / trail journal

22 Feb, 2014

JMT Day 10: Old friends, leaping trout, and thin-film interference

JMT Day 10, August 13, 2013 Tuesday

A lovely stone path across a quiet creek.

JMT '013 / trail journal

21 Feb, 2014

JMT Day 9: Beach reading, sweaty switchbacks, and losing control

JMT Day 9, August 12, 2013 Monday

Brooks PureGrit 2s, my footwear for the 2013 JMT.

gear review / JMT '013

21 Feb, 2014

Hiking footwear review: Brooks PureGrit 2

When I took stock of my gear for the 2013 hike, I initially decided not to replace the boots. I didn’t love them, or even like them, but they weren’t objectively awful. They hadn’t...

This flag is marking where the shore had been a few weeks previously.

JMT '013 / trail journal

20 Feb, 2014

JMT Day 8: Scorched earth, “bear” tracks, and a leaky boat

JMT Day 8, August 11, 2013 Sunday

Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Baby Bear? Photo by Meg.

gear review

20 Feb, 2014

Footwear review part 1: Keen Targhee II Mid Hiking Boots

If you’ve been following my 2013 JMT trail journal, by this point you may be thinking that I was doing something really stupid with my feet. You’re mostly right. Let’s talk about the shoes I...