Thursday, July 28, 2011

Follow Ellen on the John Muir Trail starting July 30

I start hiking the John Muir trail from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney on Saturday July 30.

Here is my itinerary, subject to change based on weather, trail conditions, and willingness to suffer Wink

Day 1 (7/30) – Camp after the Sunrise junction (~15 miles)
Day 2 (7/31) – Evelyn lakes junction (29.5 miles)
Day 3 (8/1) – Garnett lakes junction (45.3 miles)
Day 4 (8/2) – Reds Meadows (58.7 miles) Food pick-up
Day 5 (8/3) – Virginia lake (74.6 miles)
Day 6 (8/4) – Edison junction (87.6 miles)
Day 7 (8/5) – Camp after going over Seldon pass (103 miles)
Day 8 (8/6) – Evolution meadow (115 miles). Food pick up at Muir Ranch
Day 9 (8/7) – Stars camp (131.5 miles)
Day 10 (8/8 – [sensitive area] creek crossing (143 miles)
Day 11 (8/9) – Main South Fork crossing (155 miles)
Day 12 (8/10) – Woods creek junction (167 miles)
Day 13 (8/11) – Bubbs creek (179 miles). Food pick up at Rae Lakes.
Day 14 (8/12) – Shepherd pass junction (192)
Day 15 (8/13) – Artic lake outlet (203)
Day 16 (8/14) – Whitney Portal (218)

I've shipped food ahead to Reds Meadow and Muir Ranch and a friend is resupplying me at Rae Lakes.

My SPOT shared page:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0hriAmOnYSpcf4ExfGq9x5uM9qss1pPNN

Miles of smiles,

2 comments:

  1. The original thread is at
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  2. Ellens SPOT shared page

    My SPOT shared page:
    http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0hriAmOnYSpcf4ExfGq9x5uM9qss1pPNN

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