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Rasty wrote:
The more I think about it the more I want to do this trail next summer. I figure July would probably be best.
Look forward to doing it myself someday.
For now I will just look forward to your pictures and report next summer.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
Astro wrote:
Rasty wrote:
The more I think about it the more I want to do this trail next summer. I figure July would probably be best.
Look forward to doing it myself someday.
For now I will just look forward to your pictures and report next summer.
Me too, but I'm not sure I can get off enough time to do the whole thing. What would be a good week-long hike in the Sierras that would a reasonable substitute? I was wondering about the High Sierra Trail or some of the loops from Mineral King. -
Rasty wrote:
The more I think about it the more I want to do this trail next summer. I figure July would probably be best.
Definitely on my bucket list. I'd like to hike the AZT and the PCT too."Dazed and Confused"
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August would be better. No bugs! I did PCT sobo which is part of it or they run closely parallel. Awesome hike!
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
August would be better. No bugs! I did PCT sobo which is part of it or they run closely parallel. Awesome hike!
They are the same trail for 175 of the 210 miles. How is the snow in August? I'm assuming it's mostly gone by then.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
August would be better. No bugs! I did PCT sobo which is part of it or they run closely parallel. Awesome hike!
If done in July do I need an ice axe?Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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I've been drooling over the High Sierra for about eight years now. One day I will be there."Dazed and Confused"
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jimmyjam wrote:
I've been drooling over the High Sierra for about eight years now. One day I will be there.
I'm going next year somehow. I may need to rob a bank.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Rasty wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
I've been drooling over the High Sierra for about eight years now. One day I will be there.
I'm going next year somehow. I may need to rob a bank.
Once again I'm green with envy."Dazed and Confused"
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jimmyjam wrote:
Rasty wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
I've been drooling over the High Sierra for about eight years now. One day I will be there.
I'm going next year somehow. I may need to rob a bank.
Once again I'm green with envy.
I need a getaway driver if I'm robbing banks to fund hiking trips.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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mile...mile and a half
this movie about the jmt is now on netflix; non netflix people can rent on amazon for $4.
spectacular scenery, those of you who are considering hiking the jmt just might move their start date up after watching this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bWiD0YC7s82,000 miler -
Rasty wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
Rasty wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
I've been drooling over the High Sierra for about eight years now. One day I will be there.
I'm going next year somehow. I may need to rob a bank.
Once again I'm green with envy.
I need a getaway driver if I'm robbing banks to fund hiking trips.
I'll have to scrape off all the stickers to hide.........but, I'm game if I can goCheesecake> Ramen -
max.patch wrote:
mile...mile and a half
this movie about the jmt is now on netflix; non netflix people can rent on amazon for $4.
spectacular scenery, those of you who are considering hiking the jmt just might move their start date up after watching this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bWiD0YC7s8
MP, thanks for sharing. I will try to watch it when I get a break in the next few days.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
In 98 I did the PCT southbound through the are. It parallels & shares the same trail for most of it. Late August was an I deal time to hike it. Had rain (which turned to snow ) only on last day when I summited Whitney. If anyone wants digital maps I have them downloaded & would be happy to share. Just send me an email address.
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If I was to do it again I would use Tuolumne Meadows (send box & pick up a few things at store) ie dinner & breakfast for stay at hiker campground. Reds Meadow, 36 miles beyond.Tuolumne, and a decent store here. I picked up some fresh stuff for a couple of days. Vermillion Valley resort 64 miles after Reds Meadow. Send a box there with enough to hike the 75 miles to Crabtree Meadows & the rest of the way over Whitney & out. Remember this isn't the AT! the trail is maintained for equestrians so it's grade is very gentle. Muir Trail ranch is another option for resupply but pricy since everything is brough in by horse. Any other resupply requires a long hike to a dead end road & a hitch from there which if timed right isn't to hard to get.
A few other things to keep in mind. ELEVATION! when I hiked it it was at the tail end of a 5+ week hike where I started at Donner pass at 7,000' & gradually climbed as I hiked. By the time I summited Whitney I was strolling past hikers that had come up the other side in two days that had to power breath. I would suggest spending a day or two to expolre the Valley & a nero at Tuolumne to aclimate. I had a girlfriend who flew out to meet me at the start of my trip & our second day was a short one because she had a bad headache due to the elevation. After that rest day she was fine.
Bear Canister. I believe they are required now for at least part if not all of the hike.
It is a spectacular hike! I don't know how many times I kept saying it couldn't get any better & had to eat my words. Definate must for any bucket list of hikes. -
Rasty wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
I've been drooling over the High Sierra for about eight years now. One day I will be there.
I'm going next year somehow. I may need to rob a bank.
I took a part time job driving a local transit bus to earn extra money for such, best thing about the job is I have to take a month lay off each year, just about the time I need to do the Colorado Trail next year and maybe the JMT the following year...gotta work in a trip thru the redwoods somewhere in there.I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
Drybones wrote:
Rasty wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
I've been drooling over the High Sierra for about eight years now. One day I will be there.
I'm going next year somehow. I may need to rob a bank.
I took a part time job driving a local transit bus to earn extra money for such, best thing about the job is I have to take a month lay off each year, just about the time I need to do the Colorado Trail next year and maybe the JMT the following year...gotta work in a trip thru the redwoods somewhere in there.
Glad it is working out for you Drybones.
Ideally I could take 3 months off to hike in the summer, but I have to work some of it to pay for it. I had planned 6 weeks this summer, but due to coaching my son's All-Star Baseball team I probably going to be closer to 3 weeks.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
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Rasty wrote:
Watching Mile... Mile & a Half on Netflix right now. Somehow I'm going next year.
until i watched the video last week i knew virtually nothing about the JMT. it's absolutely spectacular.2,000 miler -
I was talking with HB about it last night. it is a trail where I kept saying "It can't get any better than this" But I was doing it all wrong because it just kept getting better. I'd et if it's not #1 on the best hikes ever from people who have done it it's in the top 5. Most of my alpine shots on the PCT are along the JMT.
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Rasty wrote:
Wife just cleared me for the JMT in 2015! gif.005 gif.013 gif.014
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I may grow old but I'll never grow up.
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Late July or August (The permit process determines your start date). Six months from your start date you need to apply daily for a permit until you get one.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Rasty wrote:
Wife just cleared me for the JMT in 2015! gif.005 gif.013 gif.014
Outstanding !!Now can you get your wife to talk to mine?:D"Dazed and Confused"
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Permit form to apply 168 days prior to your first choice date (Apply on February 14th for August 1st)
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/wildpermitform.pdfSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Rasty wrote:
Late July or August (The permit process determines your start date). Six months from your start date you need to apply daily for a permit until you get one.
I've been saving to do the Colorado Trail next year but with the new job don't know if I can get that much time off until the following year, probably could get the time for the JMT, only issue for me is the permit process.I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
Drybones wrote:
Rasty wrote:
Late July or August (The permit process determines your start date). Six months from your start date you need to apply daily for a permit until you get one.
I've been saving to do the Colorado Trail next year but with the new job don't know if I can get that much time off until the following year, probably could get the time for the JMT, only issue for me is the permit process.
Keep in mind they also hold back 40% of the permits for walk in permits where you show up the day prior at the ranger station.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Rasty wrote:
Drybones wrote:
Rasty wrote:
Late July or August (The permit process determines your start date). Six months from your start date you need to apply daily for a permit until you get one.
I've been saving to do the Colorado Trail next year but with the new job don't know if I can get that much time off until the following year, probably could get the time for the JMT, only issue for me is the permit process.
Keep in mind they also hold back 40% of the permits for walk in permits where you show up the day prior at the ranger station.
Worst case you have to camp in Yosemite valley for a couple of days waiting on a permit. I could think of worse places to have to wait.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Rasty,
You've probably already seen this web site, but if not:
http://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/john-muir-trail/
I've been busy reading JMT journals."Dazed and Confused"
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