JMT Day 20: Whitney summit, burger, and the end
August 23rd, 2013 Friday … Sometimes the ends of experiences are the hardest for me to record. I didn’t write a journal entry the night we finished the JMT. In the euphoric haze and...
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JMT Day 18: Coyotes, lightning, and the highest point
August 21, 2013 Wednesday Rain started up again in the wee hours of the morning. It had stopped by the time we got out of our tents, but continued lightly on & off all...
JMT Day 17: Bonking on Glen, and Snickers to the rescue
August 20, 2013 Tuesday We packed up the tent wet, had breakfast in camp, and headed out at what felt like a good hour. The first 4 miles were pretty, a steady climb with...
JMT Day 15: Moonscape, Mather, & mild rain
August 18, 2013 Saturday We got up at a good time this morning — I was out taking down the bear bag (which has been a Trader Joe’s grocery bag to no ill effect)...
