John Muir Trail Journal
Garnet Lake
Planning
Packing List
Day 1 – Yosemite Valley to Clouds Rest Trail Junction
Day 2 – Clouds Rest Junction to Half Dome to Sunrise Creek Crossing
Day 3 – Sunrise Creek Crossing to Lower Cathedral Lake
Day 4 – Lower Cathedral Lake to Tuolumne Meadows
Day 5 – Tuolumne Meadows to Donohue Pass
Day 6 – Donohue Pass to Thousand Island Lake
Day 7 – Thousand Island Lake to Rosalie Lake
Day 8 – Rosalie Lake to Reds Meadow
Day 9 – Reds Meadow to Deer Creek
Day 10 – Deer Creek to Cascade Valley Junction
Day 11 – Cascade Valley Junction to Silver Pass to Vermillion Valley Resort
Day 12 – Vermilion Valley Resort (Rest Day)
Day 13 – Vermilion Valley Resort to Marie Lake
Day 14 – Marie Lake to Selden Pass to Muir Trail Ranch
Day 15 – Muir Trail Ranch to McClure Meadow
Day 16 – McClure Meadow to Muir Pass to Lake West of Helen Lake
Day 17 – Lake West of Helen Lake to Deer Meadow
Day 18 – Deer Meadow to Mather Pass to Main South Fork Kings Crossing
Day 19 – Main South Fork Kings Crossing to Pinchot Pass to Woods Creek
Day 20 – Woods Creek to Glen Pass to Vidette Meadow
Day 21 – Vidette Meadow to Forester Pass to Bighorn Plateau
Day 22 – Bighorn Plateau to Guitar Lake
Day 23 – Guitar Lake to Mount Whitney to Whitney Portal
Post Trip Thoughts
Kevin,
Hello! I met you at VVR (ate breakfast with you and Ryan). I take it you made it, congrats. Nice journal posting of your first two days.
I too made it. Had an excellent full moon hike up Whitney for the sunrise. What a trip. Steve
Hi Kevin -any chance of you continuing with your journal? I hope so cos I love reading it! Thanks so much – Barbara
Hi Barbara. Thanks for reading my journal and I’m glad you enjoy it. I know I’ve been very slow at finishing it. I’ll post Day 9 today and I hope to finish the whole journal by the end of the year
hiking the JMT in 2010, july. looking forward to reading the rest of your journal…great site!
Hi Chris. Thanks for reading. You’ll have a great trip this summer.
Hi Kevin, I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed your blog. I’ve passed it on to a bunch of friends who plan on doing the same hike. Thank you for sharing your experience with the world! I’m sure it was life changing. My wife and I are doing our first section (technically second) if you count hiking to the summit of Mt Whitney which I guess you don’t. On June 17th, we’re hiking from Tuolumne meadows to Happy Isles (reverse) cause it was easier to get the permit. We are syked. Can you tell us where you’re first campsite was near the clouds rest junction? All the best Kevin and please keep updating your adventure!
Craig & Pilar Irvine, CA
Hi Craig, I replied to your campsite inquiry in the comments section for my Day 1 entry
Go here:
http://kevin-yang.com/travel/john-muir-trail-day-1-yosemite-valley-to-clouds-rest-junction
and scroll to the bottom to the comments. Let me know if you have other questions. I’d be glad to help.
Hey Kev,
Your journal entries and pictures are great!
Please finish soon!!!!
-Dave
Dave, thanks for the compliments.
Hi Kevin–I lost your site for a while (changed computers). I looks like Lucky Dog and I where heading out over Kearsarge Pass for a resupply the day you got ahead of us. Glad to see you finished and all went well.
I received and email from your sister today regarding my journals. Nice of her.
To more great hikes!
Don
Hi Don. My sister is a big fan of your journals, and she doesn’t even like hiking. I read that you will be doing the JMT again this Summer with Tom. Enjoy your time and send him my regards.
Hi Kevin,
Just read your journal of your JMT thru-hike and really enjoyed it! Thanks for posting it! I am starting my JMT thru in another few weeks and reading about your adventure has gotten me even more excited about it. Enjoy your upcoming trek on the West Coast Trail. I did that a few years back and it’s a spectacular walk! Keep your fingers crossed for some dry weather.
Take care,
Jenn
Jenn, thanks for reading my journal. Have a great JMT experience!
Nice. I am going to do the JMT this summer sometime in July or early august. Any remnants nets of snow while u hiked in August?
The only slow I had to step on was a tiny 4 or 5-feet stretch while coming down of Muir Pass (if I remember correctly). Other than that, no snow at all. But I think it is different every season depending on winter snowfall.