JMT Day 9: Free BBQ (6/27/20)
Today's Miles: 12.4Ascent: 1,899 ftDescent: 3,682 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 86.8 Last night was the best night of sleep I’ve gotten on trail. The minute my head hit my stuff…
JMT Day 10: Lake Marie (6/28/20)
Today's Miles: 14.0Ascent: 4,078 ftDescent: 1,258 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 104.8 Breakfast starts at 7:00 A.M. and I'm there right when the door opens. I order for Kevin and myself…
JMT: Day 11: Muir Trail Ranch + Hot Springs (6/29/20)
Today's Miles: 11.2 Ascent: 1,178 ftDescent: 3,673 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 116.0 Right before going to bed last night, I checked what mile we are at on the JMT. 100!…
JMT Day 12: Evolution Lake (6/30/20)
Today's miles: 12.8Ascent: 3,212 ftDescent: 470 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 128.8 When I put my pack on this morning, it doesn't feel horrendously heavy. But ask me how I'm feeling…
JMT: Day 13: Rockland (7/1/20)
Today's miles: 12.6 Ascent: 1,262 ftDescent: 3,422 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 141.4 I didn't sleep very well last night. As I was in the process of trying to fall asleep,…
JMT Day 14: The Case of the Missing Trekking Pole (7/2/20)
Today's miles: 10.7Ascent: 2,740 ftDescent: 870 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 152.1 I had the idea of unzipping our tent door slightly before going to bed to let in some cool…
JMT Day 15: Double Coffee Day (7/3/20)
Today's miles: 16.1Ascent: 3,764 ftDescent: 3,324 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 168.2 The process of waking up this morning leaves me somewhere between wanting to go back to bed and eager…
JMT Day 16: Dead Fish Lake (7/4/20)
Today's miles: 12.1Ascent: 2,222 ftDescent: 2,704 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 180.3 Yesterday evening, Kevin reported finding what he deemed a possible hot spring lake. “It’s not really hot,” he tells me.…
JMT Day 17: The Mysterious Ziplock Bag (7/5/20)
Today's miles: 11.3 milesAscent: 3,170 ftDescent: 768 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 191.6 Despite being way up past hiker midnight (9:00 P.M.), Kevin and I are up and out of our…
JMT Day 18: Forester Pass (7/6/20)
Today's miles: 18.0 milesAscent: 3,668 ftDescent: 3,884 ftTotal Miles on Trip: 209.6 When I wake-up this morning, I feel depleted. My stomach gnaws at me indicating immediate hunger and maybe…