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John Muir Trail Day 6: Hiker Highs Back Just in Time for Forrester Pass
Waking up beside Tyndall Creek, sitting at an elevation of almost 11,000 feet, meant it was a cold August morning. I immediately noticed that I felt good again. I was...
John Muir Trail Day 5: Those Hiking Highs Giving Way to the Lowest Lows
After experiencing the epic high of climbing Mount Whitney the day before, the last thing I expected was to wake up on Day Five of the John Muir Trail feeling...
John Muir Trail Day 4: Saying YES to Mount Whitney and Meaning It
My eyes flew open. Mount Whitney, I thought as my heart stuttered from a sleeping heart rate to straight to hammering in my chest. We are summiting Mount Whitney today....
Day 18: The mountain air smelled like brown sugar and butter melting in a skillet…
Day 18 - July 20 - 23 KMS - 9.5 HRS - 343 KMS TOTAL Start: 8:03 AM, Modane, End: 5:32 PM, Les Granges de la Vallée Étroite Ascent: 1500 m (19...
Day 17 – Gawd bless Camping Les Combes in Modane!
Day 17 - July 19 - 21 KMS - 6.5 HRS - 320 KMS TOTAL Start: 7:51 AM, Peyra Levrousa, End: 2:35 PM, Modane Ascent: 625 m (17 840 m total), Descent: 1675...
John Muir Trail Day 21 – Being A/part (mile 148.5/211)
Because I hadn't tackled Golden Staircase the previous night, this two-mile stepped ascent out of the valley awaited me in the morning. I'm always moving forwards, but whether or not...
John Muir Trail Day 19 – Highest I’ve Ever Been pt 2 (Mile 132/211)
After last night's bit of hypothermia, I lolled around until I felt warm and ready to hike. This meant leaving camp at around 10:45am. At home, I usually set my...
Day 16 on the GR5: hungry and agape!
It has been five weeks since I finished the sometimes dangerous and always stunning 700-kilometre long GR5, including nearly forty thousand meters of ascent. Unfortunately, between all the hiking
Finished!
Day 173 Abol Bridge To Birches Campsite -- AT Daily Miles 9.8; AT Total Miles 2192.1 It really stormed last night. It wasn’t supposed to. Beginning about 3 AM it...
Ask Me Anything – Day 17 (mile 111/211)
Aware my trek posts have been mostly moodring rambles so far! Ask me anything about the hike? "Preparation"? Gear? Cuisine? The mental game of hiking? Etc? Pop your question in...