John Muir Trail Journal

Garnet Lake

Garnet Lake

* Preparation
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 – Vermillion Valley Resort (Rest Day)
Day 13 – Vermillion 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
* Going Home, Post Trip Thoughts

* Coming Soon

Comments
  • Steve Thompson:

    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

  • Barbara:

    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 :)

  • Chris:

    hiking the JMT in 2010, july. looking forward to reading the rest of your journal…great site!

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