KatieTheKat

The John Muir Trail. I had never heard of it until Scott mentioned it. Though I had certainly heard of its "big brother", the Pacific Crest Trail. Turns out the John Muir is a relatively short (at only 340km) trail that runs from Yosemite Park down to Sequoia National Park, where it ends on the top of Mt. Whitney. Mt Whitney happens to be the highest point in the lower 48 states, at 14,000-something ft. Of course you have to tack on a few extra kilometres (about 16 or so) in order to actually make it down to a road, unless you can manage to hitch a ride on one of the stealthy planes that occasionally zips by overhead. Anyhow, we decided to hike it. The story will follow in a series of posts over the next little while, as I find the time to get around to it. Here is a listing of the episodes to come...