Everything you need to know to hike the John Muir Trail, from the staff at Backpacker Magazine, including routes, a John Muir Trail map, and the best season to hike JMT.
1 inch on map equals 1 mile. Whitney Portal, Symmes Creek, Onion Valley, Oak Creek, Taboose Creek, North and South Lakes, Vermilion, Bear Creek, Florence Lake, Pine Creek, Mono Pass, McGee Creek, Devils Postpile, Mammoth Lakes, Agnew Meadows, Silver Lake, Tuolomne Meadows, and finally...
The trail crews have mitigated this hazard by creating numerous swales across the trail, sending rainwater off to the sides and into the bush rather than allowing it to run down the trail. On the upper elevations, the Bordeaux Mountain Trail runs through a shady forest. As the trail descends...
Looking out at the raging water from shore, things look easy and manageable until another boat races into the picture, giving perspective to the relative size that immediately instills respect for the skill of the boatmen who will guide our minuscule crafts through that angry gnarl of crushing ...
nice partly sunny day. Forest section is nice, saw a big snail on the trail. dunes were ok, only went a little ways in and then turned around, slightly easier than regular sand hiking but not easy. Quite a few little ponds out there. There are a few blue ringed posts marking one si...