Wednesday July 21, 2021 Start: Silver Lake campsite End: Lou Beverly Lake Junction Miles: 16.9 Gain/Loss: 4318’/4767′ We woke up around 5:30am, though Toby hadn’t slept well. It was cooler and we took until 7am to get packed up and out of camp. We descended for a long while, down to the turn off for … Continue reading JMT day 5
Tuesday July 20, 2021 Start: Duck Lake outlet End: Silver Lake campsite Miles: 12.0 (+8.6 mi for me) Gain/Loss: 3770’/3300′ In the morning, I got up early and set out to see if I could find Toby’s socks. I walked almost all the way back to Deer Creek but couldn’t find them, despite finding two … Continue reading JMT day 4
Monday July 19, 2021 Start: past Gladys Lake, 1mi shy of Trinity Lake outlet End: Duck Lake outlet Miles: 18.1 Gain/Loss: 3914’/3212′ We started out the day in good spirits, with blue skies and a wonderful night sleep. We arrived at Red’s Meadow at 9:45am. We resupplied, went through the hiker bucket, charged our phones, … Continue reading JMT day 3
Sunday July 18, 2021 Start: Rush Creek End: past Gladys Lake, 1mi shy of Trinity Lake outlet Miles: 13.9 Gain/Loss: 3406’/4154′ We started out from Rush Creek at 6:15am, after getting up at 5:05am after we both got terrible night’s sleep. Neither of us was in a very good mood or a stable emotional space. … Continue reading JMT day 2
Saturday July 17, 2021 Start: Tuolumne Meadows End: Rush Creek Miles: 15.5 Gain: 2936′ We started out from TM campground at 6am, after getting up around 5:10am. We hiked out of the campground and picked up the JMT as it dips behind the campground area. We hiked along Lyell Canyon for a long while before … Continue reading JMT day 1
Monday, August 19 Start: High Sierra Trail (10,411′) End: Whitney Portal (8374′)/Lone Pine Miles: 20.8 Elevation gain/loss: 6414’/8481′ After all my thinking last night, I decided to get up early and see how I felt once I hit Guitar Lake. I planned to get up at 4am, but my body woke up at 3:30am and … Continue reading JMT day 11
Sunday, August 18 Start: campsite 1.0mi beyond Upper Vidette Meadow (9928′) End: High Sierra Trail (10,411′) Miles: 16.2 Elevation gain: 4298′ I was up around 4:45am but managed to go back to sleep until 5:40am; I was packed up and on trail by 6:30am. This morning was strictly climbing – up to Forester Pass (13,180′). … Continue reading JMT day 10
Saturday, August 17 Start: campsite near unnamed pond, 1.0 mile before Sawmill Pass Trail (~10,800′) End: campsite 1.0mi beyond Upper Vidette Meadow (9928′) Miles: 18.7 Elevation gain: 5030′ I was up around 5:15am this morning and out hiking by 6:15am. I’ve found that I don’t really like going downhill in the morning; I prefer to … Continue reading JMT day 9
Friday, August 16 Start: campsite near Deer Meadow (8875′) End: campsite near unnamed pond, 1.0 mile before Sawmill Pass Trail (~10,800′) Miles: 19.0 Elevation gain: 6329′ After a lovely night sleep, I slept in and woke up at 5:40am. I was packed up and on trail by 6:30am. I climbed past Lower Palisade Lake (10,610′) … Continue reading JMT day 8
Thursday, August 15 Start: between McClure and Colby Meadow (~9660′) End: campsite near Deer Meadow (8875′) Miles: 24.8 Elevation gain: 4902′ After a successful night with a bear hang (and a fair amount of congested coughing still), I woke up around 5:15 and was on trail by 6:15, despite being a bit cranky. I then … Continue reading JMT day 7
Transcending Mountains 