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The John Muir Trail was our first hike longer than 50 miles. We
spent the summer of 1998 hiking in to the John Muir Trail from several
locations. Since 1998 was an El Nino year what we saw was a lot of snow and lots
of water crossings.
We started the John Muir Trail on Labor Day weekend in both 1998 and 1999. Our experiences were far more different than we would have expected. The wildflowers were still in full bloom the first year. Many places were so beautiful we felt like we were hiking in a garden. Many of the passes still had bits of snow in them. And Forester Pass had more than a little bit of snow on the north side. The JMT is officially 212 miles long. But after ending atop Mt Whitney you have to hike 11 miles and down 6000 feet to Whitney Portal and the road. The elevation gain on this hike is as impressive as the scenery. And the scenery is among the best in the lower 48 states. Here is the John Muir Trail profile. I don't know where this
profile originated, but I have seen numerous photocopies of photocopies of
it.
Ken and Marcia atop Forester Pass, the highest point on the John Muir Trail. |
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