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South Kaibab Trail Head down to Phantom Ranch and back up to Bright Angel Trail Head [ Pictures ] Distance: 19 Miles Elevation Changes: 7,260 - 2,480 - 6,860 After our hike up to Yosemite's Half Dome in October, my wife and I tackled one more hike for...
Happy Isles Trail Head to Half Dome Summit and Back [ Pictures ] Distance: 16.4 Miles Elevation Changes: 4,035 - 8,836 - 4,035 Half Dome is perhaps Yosemite National Park's most famous landmark. It is a granite dome that rises a shy under 5,000 feet from...
As I blogged about over several previous blog entires (enumerated below), in August of 2007 my in-laws, a family friend, my wife, and I all tackled the John Muir Trail , a ~220 mile trail stretching from the Happy Isles trail head in Yosemite and to the...
Day 12 examined our jaunt from Marie Lake to Muir Trail Ranch. Day 13: Muir Trail Ranch to A Bit Past Hutchinson Meadow [ Pictures ] Distance: 11 Miles Elevation Changes: 8,000 - 11,000 Today was our last day on the official John Muir Trail, a trail we...
Day 11 examined our travels from Quail Meadow to Marie Lake. Day 12: Marie Lake to Muir Trail Ranch [ Pictures] Distance: 8.8 Miles Elevation Changes: 10,550 - 10,900 - 8,000 Like the Day 10 's hike over Silver Pass and down to Quail Meadow, today's hike...
Day 10 examined our travels from Squaw Lake to Quail Meadow. Day 11: Quail Meadow to Marie Lake [ Pictures ] Distance: 12.5 Miles Elevation Changes: 7,870 - 9,920 - 8,960 - 10,550 Today's hike started with a 2.5 mile, 2,100 foot climb up Bear Ridge. The...
Day 9 examined our trek from the Duck Lake junction to Squaw Lake. Day 10: Squaw Lake to Quail Meadows [ Pictures ] Distance: 8.3 Miles Elevation Changes: 10,200 - 10,895 - 7,870 Today's hike was easier than most, seeing as the sole ascent was a mere...
Day 8 looked at our journey from Reds Meadow to the Duck Lake junction. Day 9: Duck Lake Junction to Squaw Lake [ Pictures ] Distance: 9.5 Miles Elevation Changes: 10,480 - 9,080 - 10,200 Day 9 started bright and early and with a steep ascent out of our...
Day 6 and 7 examined our trek from Garnet Lake to Reds Meadow and our stay over there. Day 8: Reds Meadow Resort to Duck Lake Junction [ Pictures ] Distance: 13 Miles Elevation Changes: 7,580 - 10,480 After a calorie-laden day with no backpacking at all...
Day 5 examined our trek from Upper Lyell Canyon to Garnet Lake. Day 6: Garnet Lake to Reds Meadow Resort [ Pictures ] Distance: 13.6 Miles Elevation Changes: 9,650 - 8,800 - 9,600 - 7,580 Today is scheduled to be a loooong day. We need to hike from our...
Day 4 covered our trip from Tuolumne Meadows to Upper Lyell Canyon. Day 5: Upper Lyell Canyon to Garnet Lake [ Pictures ] Distance: 11.9 Miles Elevation Changes: 9,600 - 11,056 - 9,580 - 10,200 - 9,650 We initially planned to hike from Upper Lyell Canyon...
Day 3 detailed our journey from Sunrise High Sierra Camp to Tuolumne Meadows. Day 4: Tuolumne Meadows to Upper Lyell Canyon [ Pictures ] Distance: 11 Miles Elevation Changes: 8,700 - 9,600 We started today well rested having slept in cots with clean clothes...
Day 2 detailed our trek from Half Dome to Sunrise High Sierra Camp. Day 3: Sunrise High Sierra Camp to Tuolumne Meadows [ Pictures ] Distance: 8.6 Miles Elevation Changes: 9,320 - 9,700 - 8,700 As with yesterday's hike , we started today's hike early...
Day 1 detailed our arrival to Yosemite and our first day's hike... Day 2: A Campsite Just Past the Half Dome Junction to Sunrise High Sierra Camp [ Pictures ] Distance: 7.6 Miles Elevation Changes: 7,020 - 9,320 The first night out in the wilderness is...
Shortly after spending a week backpacking in the High Sierras last August, my wife and I decided that we'd like to tackle the John Muir Trail (JMT), a 211 mile trail from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney , the highest point in the continental...
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