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March 3, 2009September 8, 2016

John Muir Trail Date Set, Permit Reserved

This post is part of a series called John Muir Trail Journal
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  • John Muir Trail Date Set, Permit Reserved
  • John Muir Trail Planning
  • John Muir Trail Packing List
  • John Muir Trail Journal
  • John Muir Trail Day 1: Yosemite Valley to Clouds Rest Junction
  • John Muir Trail Day 2: Clouds Rest Junction to Half Dome to Sunrise Creek Crossing
  • John Muir Trail Day 3: Sunrise Creek Crossing to Lower Cathedral Lake
  • John Muir Trail Day 4: Lower Cathedral Lake to Tuolumne Meadows
  • John Muir Trail Day 5: Tuolumne Meadows to Donohue Pass
  • John Muir Trail Day 6: Donohue Pass to Thousand Island Lake
  • John Muir Trail Day 7: Thousand Island Lake to Rosalie Lake
  • John Muir Trail Day 8: Rosalie Lake to Reds Meadow
  • John Muir Trail Day 9: Reds Meadow to Deer Creek
  • John Muir Trail Day 10: Deer Creek to Cascade Valley Junction
  • John Muir Trail Day 11: Cascade Valley Junction to Silver Pass to Vermilion Valley Resort
  • John Muir Trail Day 12: Vermilion Valley Resort
  • John Muir Trail Day 13: Vermilion Valley Resort to Marie Lake
  • John Muir Trail Day 14: Marie Lake to Selden Pass to Muir Trail Ranch
  • John Muir Trail Day 15: Muir Trail Ranch to McClure Meadow
  • John Muir Trail Day 16: McClure Meadow to Muir Pass to Lake West of Helen Lake
  • John Muir Trail Day 17: Lake West of Helen Lake to Deer Meadow
  • John Muir Trail Day 18: Deer Meadow to Mather Pass to Main South Fork Kings Crossing
  • John Muir Trail Day 19: Main South Fork Kings Crossing to Pinchot Pass to Woods Creek
  • John Muir Trail Day 20: Woods Creek to Glen Pass to Vidette Meadow
  • John Muir Trail Day 21: Vidette Meadow to Forester Pass to Bighorn Plateau
  • John Muir Trail Day 22: Bighorn Plateau to Guitar Lake
  • John Muir Trail Day 23: Guitar Lake to Mount Whitney to Whitney Portal
  • John Muir Trail: Post Trip Thoughts

The countdown begins for August 17, 2009.

After calling the Yosemite Association and talking to a less than courteous person on the phone, I made my reservation for the Wilderness Permit required for the John Muir Trail.

I called at the earliest time possible to make the reservation (24 weeks/168 days in advance) at exactly 2 minutes after they opened their office at 8:32am. My original plan was to complete the trail in 21 days but that would mean that I would be summiting Mt. Whitney during labor day weekend. In order to avoid the crowd I’m now leaning more towards doing it in 23 days, ending on September 8.

I now have a little less than 6 months to finish purchasing the equipment I need and take them for a few test runs. The main items I need to purchase are: waterproof jacket, stove, hiking poles, and sleeping pad. I’ll have to decide whether to take my heavy hiking boots or get some trail runners, and whether to bring a water filter or use purifying tables. Many questions that will be answered in the exciting months ahead.

 

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  • inteligentus June 16, 2009 at 12:38 pm Reply

    “at exactly 2 minutes after they opened their office at 8:32am”….OF COURSE!!! WHAT DID U EXPECT?!?! the guy must hv been all groggy and saying to himself “WTF?? am trying to get some coffee and think about what to hv for breakfast and this guy wants to make a reservation???? CAN’T HE JUST WAIT A LITTLE BIT????? HAS TO BE NOW??????

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