During the summer of 2009, two friends and I journeyed west to Yosemite National Park to spend five days hiking along the John Muir Trail. The second day of our trip was spent acclimating to the higher elevations and exploring Yosemite National Park. This was the only day spent entirely within the park and included
Aside: Packing Backpacking Gear for an Airplane Flight
Going to California to hike a portion of the John Muir Trail back in the summer 2009 (read about my trip out there here) required doing something I had absolutely no experience with: packing backpacking gear for an airline flight. In fact, I had not even flown on an airplane in almost a decade prior
Traveling from Syracuse to Yosemite for a backpacking trip
During late July 2009 two friends and I planned on hiking a portion of the John Muir Trail from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park to Reds Meadow Campground at the edge of the Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains in southern California. This was the second adventure for this trio as we hiked
Yosemite, Ansel Adams Wilderness, John Muir Trail and Death Valley Trip Teaser
In late July 2009 I went on a backpacking trip along the John Muir Trail with two friends. It was originally planned to go from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park to Reds Meadow Campground. Unfortunately, due to factors beyond our control we had to start our trip from a different trailhead resulting in less
