Monthly Archives: October 2009

Upper Cathedral Lake to Lyell Canyon Headwaters 8/25/09; Distance Traveled = 19.1 miles I toss and turn all night between short naps.  At long last the faint dawn light arrives and I grab my watch to check the time.  The … Continue reading →

Curry Village to Upper Cathedral Lake 8/24/09; Distance Traveled = 23.3 miles After a restful night I wake at 4:00 to the gentle chirp of my watch alarm.  I rise quickly, eat and pack, drop off the tent keys, and … Continue reading →

On Route and Around Yosemite 8/22/09 Left work yesterday as planned and beat the Phoenix rush hour.  I even had a half hour to visit with the family and say goodbye.  Christine was at the house so was able to … Continue reading →

Preparation 7/31/09 I got a call today from Bob Ennis of Mt Whitney Shuttle; my ride at 4:45AM Sunday the 6th is confirmed so long as he gets some money in the next week to hold the reservation.   Bob … Continue reading →

Prologue 7/30/09 Thirteen year olds dream big.  Take Theodore Solomons’ envisioning, in a sense, what we today call the John Muir Trail:    The boy of thirteen who gazed at the Sierra Nevada on a pristine spring day in 1884 was totally unaware … Continue reading →

John Muir Trail Trip Report I recently completed a "life list" backpacking thru-hike of the John Muir Trail.  The following trip report is excerpted from my journal entries leading up to, during, and immediately after the hike.  At the end are 3 appendices … Continue reading →