I check in here every once in awhile. Haven't had anything to post on the JMT. Did Whitney and Keeler Needle as a dayhike a few weeks ago. If we do the JMT...
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john radich
johnrultraru...
Oct 23, 2003 3:54 pm
Hello! Roger that, I am out there. JR...
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ndeewoods
Oct 24, 2003 4:55 pm
Me too, I check in once in awhile...sometimes this group gets going. Dee--- In johnmuirtrail@yahoogroups.com, john radich...
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ndeewoods
Oct 24, 2003 4:56 pm
I haven't gotten the time worked out to do the JMT much less this loop, but I plan on doing it. Go south on the JMT, when done cut back over to cedar grove and...
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ndeewoods
Oct 24, 2003 4:58 pm
Oops, meant High Sierra Route not loop...as in Steve Roper's. Dee ... back ... little...
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Bill
dive_hike
Oct 24, 2003 9:21 pm
Greetings to DVBraun! Hey Snow Nymph, Great photos of the Canadian Rockies. Reminded me of my trip in '01! Thanks. I see you have a Stephenson Tent too. I...
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JD Schaefer
jdrows
Oct 24, 2003 10:25 pm
Hi B'packers, Although I was happy doing the JMT this summer with my 1'10" Tarptent, winter approaches and I would love to buy a used Stephenson's 2R that's in...
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David J.
strawberryflat
Oct 24, 2003 10:28 pm
I was wondering if anyone knew the exact, official beginning point of the John Muir Trail in Yosemite. I've read several different descriptions and wondered...
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JD Schaefer
jdrows
Oct 24, 2003 11:27 pm
Happy Isles What are your sources of other Northern Termini? JD ... From: David J. [mailto:dhj@...] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 3:29 PM To:...
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hmdsierra
Oct 25, 2003 1:51 am
I come here every day but no new posts have shown up lately. WLD did JMY but posted on other sites. I enjoyed taking the trip with him. Since I'm now located...
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David J.
strawberryflat
Oct 25, 2003 8:08 pm
The two sources I have describing the start of the trail are Winnett's John Muir Trail and Starr's Guide. Both refer to the Le Conte Lodge as the start, but...
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JD Schaefer
jdrows
Oct 25, 2003 8:37 pm
That may be, but if you look at Winnett's mileage guide, where does it start from? Happy Isles and that's the nuts and bolts aka bottom line. True that there...
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ndeewoods
Oct 28, 2003 10:14 pm
And of course at Happy Isles is that famous sign all JMTers stand by that says the JMT mileage is 211 miles....but that is to the top of Mt Whitney...so the...
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Bill
dive_hike
Oct 28, 2003 10:40 pm
Yep, 211 miles (from the BIG sign) to Mt. Whitney and 11 more to Whitney portal. The trail officially ends on the top of Mt. Whitney ... but 222 miles is the...
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JD Schaefer
jdrows
Oct 28, 2003 11:06 pm
Bill I hope you're going to start now if you're expecting to do it this year. JD ... From: Bill [mailto:dive_hike@...] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003...
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Bill
dive_hike
Oct 29, 2003 12:34 am
Oops ... 2004! I tore up my knee and injured my feet last year, so I've kind of lost a year. 2004 here I come! Best to all! ... year. ... more ... Whitney...
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JD Schaefer
jdrows
Oct 29, 2003 1:39 am
Bill I'm sure you're smarter than me but I took the "scenic route" SoBo in 3 places. At Silver Pass Lake, I took the heavily traveled trail towards the lake,...
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Reinhold
jmtreinhold2003
Nov 1, 2003 4:05 am
oncleb0b, I met you twice on the JMT. You took my picture. Great shots,thanks a lot. Go to: signonsandiego.com sports extreme backpacking great...
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Reinhold
jmtreinhold2003
Nov 1, 2003 5:18 am
John, I have through hiked the JMT 7 times including my September 2003 through hike in 5 days 10 hrs (a new record for an unsupported through hike of the JMT)....
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JD Schaefer
jdrows
Nov 1, 2003 3:34 pm
Hi Reinhold I was "playing" with my camera on the Golden Staircase SoBo when you blew by me as we exchanged hometowns. I'm only 57 so I have a ways to go to...
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Bill
dive_hike
Nov 1, 2003 3:56 pm
Hey all, With the first snowfall, I've been looking at some of the snow cams on the net. Here are a few, if anyone is interested: Yosemite Valley:...
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Reinhold
jmtreinhold2003
Nov 4, 2003 10:42 pm
-It's nice to hear from you JD. I remember running into you on the Golden Staircase. My hiking season is over for this year but the skiing season is just...
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Reinhold
jmtreinhold2003
Nov 5, 2003 10:35 am
Which High Sierra loop or route are you talking about? The only High sierra route from Mt. Whitney to Yosemite I know is the JMT. -- In ... back ... little...
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Reinhold
jmtreinhold2003
Nov 5, 2003 11:14 am
I don't know which Editions you have, but my Winett & Starr Guides show Happy Isles as the northern terminus of the JMT.--- In...
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David J.
strawberryflat
Nov 6, 2003 1:39 am
Starr's Guide, 1951, page 14 says lists the start of the trail as "Yosemite Valley (Le Conte Lodge)" and then lists Happy Isles as 1.4 miles further along the...
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ndeewoods
Nov 6, 2003 4:09 pm
Steve Roper's high sierra route. He has a book out about it. He plotted a course roughly parallel to the JMT except higher in many places as he thought the JMT...
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Bill
dive_hike
Nov 6, 2003 8:00 pm
I met someone who soloed Roper's High Route a few years ago (the full 200 miles). She said it was incredible and very isolated. She said some of the passes...
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ndeewoods
Nov 17, 2003 9:14 pm
Well I've done approx 60 miles of it and I would have to say it is definitely not for novices or those lacking navigation/map reading skills...and in places...
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Dana Clemensen (Gottl...
dclemensen
Dec 18, 2003 2:32 pm
When I did that portion of the John Muir Trail as a kid, (late 70's) my dad made us walk all the way to the Le Conte Lodge across from Housekeeping Camp. I...
