John Muir Trail 2016-2023

PanShiBo

 KM 79.5

2023-09-14 Day 3/3 of Donohue Pass trip. Passing Shandow Lake.

 

 

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vera

KM 81

2023-09-12 1.7 kilometers southward of Shadow Lake, Mount Ritter (Center) and Banner Peak (Right), which we climbed the year before.

 

 

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vera

KM 84.3

2023-09-14

1.6 kilometers southward of Rosalie Lake. Along the entire 340 kilometers of the JMT, we have seen zero litter, and we traveled it both ways (680 kilometers total). Compare this to that.

 

 

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PanShiBo

KM 93

2023-09-12

Day 1 of 3 on the Donohue Pass trip (81 kilometers). Crossing Minaret Creek. Fording is one of the major challenges on the JMT.

 

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PanShiBo

KM 96.5

2023-09-14 1.9km Southward of Rosalie lake

 

Horseback commercial packers

 

The local attraction Devil's Postpile, which is a rare sight in the geologic world

 

 

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PanShiBo

身心愉悦

The last remaining 800 meters to the car always feel special. The sense of achievement, the comfort of a hotel, a shower, and just chilling in a city to recharge before leaving for the next section of the JMT.

PanShiBo

KM97

2023-09-14 At the Rainbow Falls trailhead, after completing the three-day, 81-kilometer, 3,000-meter-elevation-gain Donohue Pass section, it's time to book a hotel and move on to another section. From here to the end, Mount Whitney, there are 247 kilometers and seven mountain passes.

 

 

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Entry Point	Reds Meadow
End Point	Donohue Pass
Date of entry	2023-Sep-12
Total Distance, km	81
Distance, Average daily, km	27
Elevation gain, m	2,983
Elevation gain, average per day	994
Days	3
Calories, total	6,891
Calories, average per day	2,297
Direction	North-South
Type	A-B-A

 

 

PanShiBo

KM 97 Rainbow Falls Trailhead / Reds Meadow

2023-09-16 Leaving for a 9-day, 236km round trip to Muir Pass.

 

 

Entry Point	Reds Meadow
End Point	Muir Pass
Date of entry	2023-Sep-16
Total Distance, km	236
Distance, Average daily, km	26
Elevation gain, m	7,919
Elevation gain, average per day	880
Days	9
Calories, total	18,771
Calories, average per day	2,086
Direction	South-North
Type	A-B-A

 

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PanShiBo

KM 97.8

2023-09-16 Day 1 of 9 on the Reds Meadow to Muir Pass section. Our destination today is Purple Lake, 23 kilometers away and 1,100 meters up.

Fun fact: The John Muir Trail (JMT) was constructed between 1915 and 1932, following a route that John Muir and his companions explored in 1908.

 

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vera

KM 97.9

2023-09-24 Day 9/9 of the trip to Muir Pass. After traveling 236 km, there is only 500 m left to the car.

 

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Fun fact: The JMT trail is part of the longer Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada. 

 

PanShiBo

KM 98.3

2023-09-16 Day 1 of 9 of the Reds Meadow to Muir Pass trip, en route to Purple Lake.

I asked ChatGPT for the most boring section of the JMT, and it said this one is. Well, if this is the most boring, make your guess about the rest. :)

 

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Fun fact: The JMT crosses six mountain passes over 11,000 feet, including Forester Pass, which is the highest point on the trail at 13,153 feet.

PanShiBo

We are now on page 6 out of 17 in the map guide.

PanShiBo

KM 98.8

2023-09-24 Day 9/9 of the section Read Meadow - Muir Pass. We didn't see these  sierra goose berries eight days ago when we passed this spot.

 

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Fun fact: The JMT runs near some of the world's oldest and largest trees, such as the ancient bristlecone pines and the giant sequoias

 

PanShiBo

KM 100

 

2023-09-16 Day 1/9 of the Reds Meadow - Muir Pass section. Our regular break.

 

15km away is Mount Ritter (4,007m), which we climbed a year ago.

 

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Fun Fact: The JMT is usually hiked from north to south, to allow for gradual acclimatization to the high altitude. 

 

PanShiBo

KM 103

2023-09-16, Day 1/9 of the Reds Meadow - Muir Pass section. Regular break. This point is at 30% of the total JMT, 240km to the end at Mount Whitney.

 

 

 

 

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PanShiBo

KM 103

2023-09-16 Day 1/9 of the Reds Meadow - Muir Pass section. En route to Purple Lake.

Healthy-looking mushrooms like these (牛肝菌) make an excellent dinner, especially when you are running low on food and carrying the minimum possible amount of 9-days food (we limit our daily carry amount to 1,800 calories/day).

 

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PanShiBo

 KM 115 

On the morning of September 24, 2023, Day 9/9 of the Reds Meadow - Muir Pass trek, shortly after leaving our last camp en route to our car parked in Reds Meadow. After 218 km on the trail, only 18 km remained before reaching the hotel, shower, and a good dinner.

 

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PanShiBo

KM 115.3

2023-09-16 

Day 1/9 of the Reds Meadow - Muir Pass, en route to Purple Lake

 

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Fun Fact: Muir Pass is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, USA, within the Kings Canyon National Park and the Inyo National Forest.

 

PanShiBo

 KM 115

 2023-09-24 Day 9/9 of Reds Meadow - Muir Pass section.

We just left our last camp at Duck Pass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graveyard_Peak">Graveyard Peak (3,517m), 10 km away, just received the first morning sunlight.

 

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  Fun Fact: Muir Pass sits at an elevation of 11,955 feet (3,644 meters) above sea level.

PanShiBo

KM 115.4

2023-09-23

Day 8/9 of the trip Muir Pass from north. We set up our last camp south of Duck Lake. This spot marks exactly 1/3 of the JMT length. From here to the end (Mount Whitney) is 228km. This spot was the busiest we have had on the JMT, due to the amount of snow; a lot of PCT hikers did this section later than usual, resulting in extra traffic. I hope we won't have that this year.

 

 

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Fun Fact: The pass is named after John Muir, a famous naturalist and conservationist who played a key role in the establishment of several national parks in the United States. The John Muir Trail, a long-distance hiking trail, passes through Muir Pass.