Day 0 lone pine
26 Julai, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
After we made it to the airport we headed out to find stove fuel. It took 10 stores to find what we needed. Made it to lone pine around 5. Great Mexican food truck for dinner. Heading to bed ready forBaca lagi
Day 1 cottonwood pass. 15 miles
27 Julai, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Good day but grinder for sure. About 2000 feet in elevation and big flat section. Crossed from Inyo forest to sequoia national park. Fantastic views! One of the things we learned is both Stu and I canBaca lagi
Day 2 base of Whitney 8 miles
28 Julai, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Started out cold when we broke camp. Immediately climbed 1000 feet and warmed up fast. Crossed goyot pass. Couple stream crossings and all was good. Got to camp at 100 and relaxed the afternoon. StuBaca lagi
Day 3 Whitney 10 miles
29 Julai, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Same campsite as last night. Stu headed out at 545 to summit. Well before sunrise. I went at 745 in same direction. Day was clear and photos fantastic. Stu made summit with a lot of other people. IBaca lagi
Day 4 to Forrester pass 10 miles
30 Julai, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Cold morning when we left Whitney. 2000 feet traveled up and through rock fields. Really glad I have poles. Thanks Carolyn! Lunch at a creek and a guy caught a trout. Very cool. The high plains meadowBaca lagi
Day 5 to vidette mdw 13 miles
31 Julai, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Big day. Over Forrester. 13200 high and very steep. So great at top! Highest I have ever climbed. That was a 1600 ft climb and then we descended for about 8 miles. Last part of day was up 700 ft toBaca lagi
Day 6 to independence for restock
1 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We left camp around 700. Straight up to kearsarge pass. About 1600 feet I. 2 hours. Then dropped to onion pkg lot and hitchhiked a ride to independence. Look in photos to see the 2 that brought usBaca lagi
Day 7 to base of Glen pass 10 miles
2 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Just A note to anybody following the updates. The last WiFi we have had was in independence on day six. Since then we have had no WiFi, occasional cell at top of passes and satellite texting ( thanksBaca lagi
Day 8 to base of Pinchot pass 12 miles
3 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Day started early. German group near us got up at 530 to make breakfast. We left at 630. Views from glen pass were fantastic! Glen I think it was named after you. A plaque at the summit read “whyBaca lagi
Day 9 base of Maher pass 11 miles
4 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Early start since we needed to cover lots of vertical and miles. Got over Pinchot pass. Great views and just a few clouds in the sky. The lakes along the trail are amazing with mountains inBaca lagi
Day 10 to base of Muir pass 14.5 miles
5 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Early start to Pinchot pass 645. First people on pass and had it all to ourselves. So beautiful. Did see trout in lakes. Not sure what kind they are. After 1200 ft ascent the rest was downhill. AboutBaca lagi
Day 11 to lake evolution 16 miles
6 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Good day. Started from meadow early 635 and had 10 mile hike to top of Muir pass. Really long walk in the sun and 3600 feet up. Views were stunning and there was a hut on the top of the pass we ateBaca lagi
Day 12 To Muir trail resupply 15.5 mil
7 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Day started at evolution basin lake. And is one of the most beautiful places I have seen. The day was almost entirely downhill with a slight grade. Couple steep trail drops but overall not bad.Baca lagi
Day 13 over Sheldon pass 9 miles
8 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today was the restock supplies at Muir trail ranch. We were 1.5 miles away so got to camp at 800. Found our bucket of food Stu sent and got things loaded up. It took 2.5 hours to charge so got outBaca lagi
Day 14 to base of silver pass 14.6 miles
8 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Day started by leaving a fantastic campsite. At the end of the lakes the mountains suddenly end and we dropped off 400 feet over 10 miles. Through forest and following a river. Once we hit the bottomBaca lagi
Day 15 to Virginia lake 11.2 miles
10 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We started the day about 4 miles below silver pass. This is our 11th pass and 9 of 11 on the John Muir trail. About 2000 feet up and we got to the pass. Views were amazing for sure. From there weBaca lagi
Day 16 near reds meadow 13 miles
11 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Started at 720 from Virginia lake and headed up for a bit. Day was not too taxing g for a change. 13 miles and 1200 trip. Most was downhill. We did see duck lake and that was really nice. On the walkBaca lagi
Day 17 to Gladys lake 10.6 miles
12 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We got up around 630 to get to reds meadows for our supply. We had our last box of food sent there and had a 2 mile walk to the meadow We got our food and the best part was we did our laundry and tookBaca lagi
Day 18 to base of Donahue pass 11 miles
13 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Our day started early with someone talking like they were the only one in the site at 545. Day was not too big 11 miles and 2400 feet but seemed to wear us out. Guessing we are tired from the priorBaca lagi
Day 19 into Lyell canyon 11 miles
14 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Normal start just after 700. One of my best nights sleep I have had so ready to go. Donohue pass was 4 miles and 1600 feet up. We worked along the path for a couple hours and finally made it. Glad weBaca lagi
Day 20 Tuolumne meadows 6.1 miles
15 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Started around 720 and it was very cold in Lyell canyon. Bundled up and headed to the Tuolumne meadows area. About 6 miles. Rangers helped us and we ended up climbing lambert dome instead of tryingBaca lagi
Day 21 high sierra camp 10 miles
16 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After a day relaxing for the afternoon at Tuolumne meadows, we set off for the next stop. We have 3 days until Paula picks us up so we are splitting what would normally be a 2 day hike into 3 days. SoBaca lagi
Day 22 to boundary for valley 9 miles
17 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The morning was cold and we had a heavy dew overnight. All our stuff was wet but not a big problem. Hike started up and we climbed 500 feet. After that all downhill about 3000 feet. We passed by viewsBaca lagi
Day 23 Final hike to valley 7 miles
18 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We woke up at 700 and got going. We camped behind half dome and headed down to the valley. Basically the whole trip was downhill. We got to camp curry around 1130 and found a place to charge devices.Baca lagi
Ken and I camping final couple days
22 Ogos, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We walked around tents lake Nd the base of lambert dome. Next day drove out out to hetch Hechy reservoir. Great hikes and so fun to spend time with Ken in the sierras! Today on plane to Dallas!























































































































































































































































































































































PengembaraHave a great hike!!
PengembaraOn your way! Excited for you both!
Have fun!! [Prue]
Pengembara
Miss you more than I can say.