Who's hiking this summer?

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#1

I am planning to hike the JMT this summer and was wondering who else is doing the same? I am leaving Cottonwood Lakes in late August and finishing at Yosemite in early September. All together, about 12 days of hiking.

Wayne

#2

Sorry not this summer but thanks to some awesome photos I rec’d in a Christmas card it is now definately on my must do list!! CT-2006, JMT-2007. Hammock Hanger:girl

Hammock Hanger

#3

Wayne,
Looking at doing the JMT this summer around late June with Tucson 03. I have done very little in terms of looking up what the JMT is about, if you have any great on line resource about this trail please share it. Or any recomended reading.

SweetAss 03

#4

I’m shooting to start southbound with Grizzly Adam, Now or Never, and maybe one or two others around August 13th. I’m hoping to hike it as slow as my time off work allows, about 20 days or so, maybe longer if I can swing it. Why rush it?

Here’s a couple links I’ve found:
http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~rbell/JohnMuirTrail.html
http://www.pcta.org/about_trail/muir/over.asp

And one page of photos just to tantalize the senses:

Hope to see some of you out there!

PS: Any other good links would be appreciated!

Cap’n

#5

I will be watching the snow reports but hope to start southbound in the second half of June. Plan on taking about 20 days and a couple of small side trips.

SA 03 - try some of the reports on trailjournals for info about what its like to be on the JMT.

Some photos from my 2002 hike are at http://community.webshots.com/album/169482450GVSUeC

Phil B

#6

Here are a couple of more good sites.

http://hometown.aol.com/Mtclimbxs/Index.html

http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~cope/photo/jmt.html

http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~rbell/johnmuir.htm

Wayne

#7

Cap’n

We should be passing each other around September 1st. I am traveling north from Cottonwood Pass. Hope to see you

Wayne

#8

There are a number of great JMT journals on the website. Although my 2004 journal had more of a “hiking with a baby” perspective, my 2002 journal (pre-child) gives a better idea of what it is like to hike the trail in a typical year, sans baby. Also check out Kelly Nesbit’s 2004 hike, and some of the other completed hikes on trailjournals. I also enjoyed Greg and Irene High’s 2000 journal http://hometown.aol.com/Mtclimbxs/Index.html. Enjoy.

Kanga

#9

I’m planning to solo hike ultra light from Happy Isles to WP leaving on July 22 and taking ten days. I’ve done many sections of the JMT but never the all at once. My journal is posted.

Idahomtman

#10

I am going first part of September. Want to finish in time to go to ALDHA west gathering

Clyde

#11

I plan to hike out of Yosemite on July 7, take about 31 days to get to Whitney Portal, with some nice side trips along the way. I hope there will be some trail blazers through the snow before I leave.

Prapanna Smith