John Muir Trail Day 7: Colby Meadow to Grouse Meadows
“Bears are made of the same dust as we, and they breathe the same winds and drink of the same waters. A bear’s days are …
Read moreJohn Muir Trail Day 7: Colby Meadow to Grouse Meadows
wanderlust
John Muir Trail Day 6: Marie Lake to Colby Meadow
“Somebody ought to tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit every …
John Muir Trail Day 4: Deer Creek to Silver Pass Lake
“Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts …
Read moreJohn Muir Trail Day 4: Deer Creek to Silver Pass Lake
John Muir Trail Day 3: Thousand Island Lake to Deer Creek
“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men …
Read moreJohn Muir Trail Day 3: Thousand Island Lake to Deer Creek
John Muir Trail Day 2: Tuolumne Meadows to Thousand Island Lake
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own …
Read moreJohn Muir Trail Day 2: Tuolumne Meadows to Thousand Island Lake
John Muir Trail Day 1: Happy Isles to Tuolumne Meadows
On the first day of my John Muir Trail experience, I hiked from Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows. There was a thunderstorm that brought quite a bit of rain, but the day was still a glorious one.
John Muir Trail Day 0: Lone Pine to Yosemite Valley
Julia and I arrived in Lone Pine at 1:30 AM on July 8. We had originally planned to arrive much earlier, but had our work schedules change at the last minute. This didn’t allow us to leave Southern California until 10:30 PM. The marquee for the Dow Villa Motel drew us in from the long drive on highway 395, and we quickly checked in and proceeded to our room. Before attempting to go to sleep, we went through our packs one last time to ensure we had all of our gear ready for the 225 mile trek that stood before us.