The secret to a JMT permit? No magic incantations, just persistence and flexibility. Here's a short list of tips we believe will get you one this year.
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Come join us for a glass of wine and enjoy our presentation of the John Muir Trail. We prepared a narrative with lots of photos, stories from the trail, logistics, and more.
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Here's our recommendation for a good guide book, maps, and navigation apps for your John Muir Trail hike, with a funny intro we call "the cover guy story".
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How did we pull the trigger to try a multi-week backpacking trip, when our previous "record" was merely five or six days in the wilderness? It turns out all we needed was a spark.
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A collection of about 50 favorite photographs from our 18 day John Muir Trail thru-hike from earlier this summer.
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If facing such a situation, I've always wondered whether it's safer to stay in your tent and make noise, to make a fire, or to seek other's company.
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Sharing the hot spots of internet connectivity we encountered along the John Muir Trail and our experience staying connected and sending updates from the trail.
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This is a concise guide and the story of our 18-day backpacking trip along the 215-mile John Muir Trail.
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Follow our 7-day backpacking trip through the heart of Yosemite National Park, starting from Tuolumne Meadows and ending, 50 miles later, in Yosemite Valley.
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A photographer's advice and quick guide to the top 10 places you must see while visiting Death Valley National Park.
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