Back On Top Form! After a good night’s rest, we were back at peak fitness and found Mather Pass a breeze this morning. Whether it was because it was a lot cooler today, or…
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Our Final Re-Supply… We’ve reached Day 15 on the JMT and today we picked up our final re-supply of food from Muir Trail Ranch. It took a lot of skill to cram 11 days…
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An Opportunity Missed… Our first point of interest on the trail today was Marie Lake. If you’ve been reading our diary updates, you’ll know that we’ve seen a fair few lakes on the JMT…
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Halfway House! What a real treat to wake up in a ‘yurt’ today! It really feels like we’re cheating – but after getting so cold and wet on the trail yesterday, a warm room…
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The World Keeps Turning… We’re in our own little bubble here on the JMT. It seems strange having been ‘incommunicado’ for 10 days now. Other than sending some postcards from Tuolumne Meadows to let…
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Planning & Preparation Is Key… Well, so far, so good. It’s Day 3 already on the John Muir Trail and we’ve not been eaten by bears! Jokes aside, we’re doing just fine. All the…
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Soaking Up The Scenery… We survived our first night sleeping out in the wild – the real wild – without any disturbance from bears! Hopefully we’ll now feel much more at ease with being…