Arguably one of the very most important considerations for your trip is your food plan. Shelter, shoes, water, food: everything else is sort of just the icing. But the tricky thing about food planning for the John Muir Trail is that you’re trying to get the lightest food, which also has lots of calories and … [Read More]
One quickly learns that the logistics involved in hiking the John Muir Trail are the hard part, not the walking. The walking is one foot in front of the other for over 200 miles along the highest passes and basins and meadows of the Sierra Nevada. No prob. But when to buy what and how … [Read More]
Back in the spring when I got the “you’ve won the lottery” email from the Yosemite wilderness permit folks, after the initial wave of shock and fit of jumping up and down had passed, my mood quickly plummeted from elated to overwhelmed as the scope of the endeavor set in: 221 miles and 46,700 feet … [Read More]