John Muir Trail

The John Muir Trail is a 210 mile or 338 km long-distance trail in the High Sierras in California. The JMT is some of the most epic scenery in the US and winds from Yosemite to the summit of Mount Whitney. The trail goes through the Sierra Nevada which were called by John Muir “the range of light”.

“Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature’s darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.” John Muir, Our National Parks, 1901

Before the hike

Travelling to the US

Mail drops, the Dodgers and Universal Studios

Reaching the start of the John Muir Trail at Yosemite

During the hike

Day 1: Climbing out of Yosemite Valley

Day 2: Onwards to Cathedral Pass

Day 3: Tuolumne Meadows and Lyell Canyon

Day 4: Donohue Pass and Thousand Island Lake

Day 5: Red’s Meadow

Day 6: Zero at Red’s

Day 7: On to Lake Virginia