The John Muir Trail in 8 days
15 Sep
Our trip began in Yosemite at Happy Isles. Full report coming!
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JMT – SPOT On!
1 Sep
We hit the John Muir Trail tomorrow starting from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. For our 211 mile thru-hike, we have procured a SPOT satellite personal tracker which we can use to alert authorities should we get into any sort of trouble (just like Survivorman!). While we said we’re using it as a safety measure [...]
John Muir Trail Gear: Jetboil Personal Cooking System
4 Aug
In prepping for the John Muir Trail there has been a bit of a debate amongst our group on whether or not to bring a stove. After all, if we’re going to make the thru-hike in only 8 days we need to shed as much weight as possible. Maybe I’m not hardcore enough, but personally [...]
Weighing Everything for John Muir Trail
1 Aug
Over the past few month or so, my buddies and I have had quite an email flurry going about what to bring for our speedy eight day through-hike of the John Muir Trail. In order for us to efficiently make it through each 25+ mile day til the end, outside of our own training, it [...]
Planning for the John Muir Trail Thru-Hike
26 Jun
I’ve been in San Francisco for about a month now. That might actually be the longest I’ve been home all year! My trip to France for the Tour de France fell through so I’ve had to fill the void for the better part of a month. Not a bad thing considering it’s summertime and there’s [...]
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