Comments on: John Muir Trail Day 1 – Yosemite Valley to Clouds Rest Junction http://kevinstravelblog.com/john-muir-trail-day-1-yosemite-valley-to-clouds-rest-junction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-muir-trail-day-1-yosemite-valley-to-clouds-rest-junction Life is Travel. Travel is Life. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kevin http://kevinstravelblog.com/john-muir-trail-day-1-yosemite-valley-to-clouds-rest-junction/comment-page-1#comment-15520 Kevin Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:38:42 +0000 http://kevin-yang.com/travel/?p=265#comment-15520 Hi Andrew. I hope you have a great time at Yosemite. I thought of going to Clouds Rest too during the JMT, but in the end couldn't fit it in my schedule. Try to get to the junction early so you can take the one of the 2 camping spots with views of Half Dome. Hi Andrew. I hope you have a great time at Yosemite. I thought of going to Clouds Rest too during the JMT, but in the end couldn’t fit it in my schedule. Try to get to the junction early so you can take the one of the 2 camping spots with views of Half Dome.

]]> By: Andrew http://kevinstravelblog.com/john-muir-trail-day-1-yosemite-valley-to-clouds-rest-junction/comment-page-1#comment-15519 Andrew Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:24:25 +0000 http://kevin-yang.com/travel/?p=265#comment-15519 Going to Yosemite end of June and my wife and I got our back country permits. We are going to be following your lead and staying at The CR junction like you! We were planning two day hikes from there; clouds rest and half dome. Thank you for the info. I have also past this blog along to some of my friends who are doing the same thing this fall. Going to Yosemite end of June and my wife and I got our back country permits. We are going to be following your lead and staying at The CR junction like you! We were planning two day hikes from there; clouds rest and half dome. Thank you for the info. I have also past this blog along to some of my friends who are doing the same thing this fall.

]]> By: Kevin http://kevinstravelblog.com/john-muir-trail-day-1-yosemite-valley-to-clouds-rest-junction/comment-page-1#comment-1250 Kevin Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:21:13 +0000 http://kevin-yang.com/travel/?p=265#comment-1250 Hello Graig, Thanks for reading the blog. I'm glad you like it. The campsites around Clouds Rest Junction are not marked but are very easy to find. They are right there at the intersection. There are a couple of spots to the west of Clouds Rest Trail (with nice views of Half Dome) and a couple more to the east of the trail (I used one of these and it had a firepit, and yes, you can have campfires). These spots are nice because they are close to the creek where you can get water. There's another site with better views. If you are heading west on the JMT. Walk a couple hundred yards past Clouds Rest Junction and look for an opening to your left (looking south). This spot has more expansive views of Half Dome and the range of mountains to the south, but there's no water around here, so make sure you get it at the trail junction. Enjoy your time out there! Let me know if you have more questions. Hello Graig,
Thanks for reading the blog. I’m glad you like it. The campsites around Clouds Rest Junction are not marked but are very easy to find. They are right there at the intersection. There are a couple of spots to the west of Clouds Rest Trail (with nice views of Half Dome) and a couple more to the east of the trail (I used one of these and it had a firepit, and yes, you can have campfires). These spots are nice because they are close to the creek where you can get water.

There’s another site with better views. If you are heading west on the JMT. Walk a couple hundred yards past Clouds Rest Junction and look for an opening to your left (looking south). This spot has more expansive views of Half Dome and the range of mountains to the south, but there’s no water around here, so make sure you get it at the trail junction.

Enjoy your time out there! Let me know if you have more questions.

]]> By: Craig von Peters http://kevinstravelblog.com/john-muir-trail-day-1-yosemite-valley-to-clouds-rest-junction/comment-page-1#comment-1248 Craig von Peters Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:58:04 +0000 http://kevin-yang.com/travel/?p=265#comment-1248 Kevin, First I want to thank you for sharing your JMT experience. I've read every section that you've posted and really enjoyed it. I love the pics too. I've forwarded your blog to a bunch of people and they all really loved it. I feel like I know the entire hike now. We are hiking the trail in sections and our first section will be from Tuolumne meadows to Happy Isles (reverse-cause it was easier to get the permit). I wanted to ask you about the clouds rest junction campsites Are they easy to find and marked? Can you have campfires there? Thanks and keep posting! Craig von Peters, Irvine, CA Kevin, First I want to thank you for sharing your JMT experience. I’ve read every section that you’ve posted and really enjoyed it. I love the pics too. I’ve forwarded your blog to a bunch of people and they all really loved it. I feel like I know the entire hike now. We are hiking the trail in sections and our first section will be from Tuolumne meadows to Happy Isles (reverse-cause it was easier to get the permit). I wanted to ask you about the clouds rest junction campsites Are they easy to find and marked? Can you have campfires there? Thanks and keep posting!
Craig von Peters, Irvine, CA

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