A Thru-Hiker's Detour to Vermilion Valley Resort: The JMT's Remote Pit Stop Isn't as Easy to Reach as It Looks
Getting to Vermilion Valley Resort on the John Muir Trail now means hiking in — one thru-hiker's Bear Creek Tr...
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Hiking the John Muir Trail: A Day from Muir Trail Ranch to Selden Pass
A day-by-day account of hiking the John Muir Trail, from Muir Trail Ranch's resupply rituals to a 3,445-foot c...
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Muir Trail Ranch: A $375 Rustic Cabin and the Joys of a JMT Resupply Stop
A John Muir Trail diary from day 14: arriving at Muir Trail Ranch, a rustic $375-a-night Sierra resupply stop...
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Day 13 on the John Muir Trail: boulder fields, mule trains and one very wild onion
Day 13 on the John Muir Trail: boulder-field detours, John Muir Pass, mule trains, Evolution Creek and a wild-...
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Day 12 on the John Muir Trail: the Golden Staircase, a stone ogre, and the hunt for a campsite
A John Muir Trail day-12 report: the Golden Staircase descent, the stone ogre's mouth, river-side laundry and...
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A Hiker's 2026 Gear Report Card: What Earned a Spot in the Pack and What Got Cut
A 2026 season of JMT and Colorado Trail miles reveals which backpacking gear earned its keep — and which piece...
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Crossing Mather Pass: A Day on the John Muir Trail, Sore Knee and All
Day 11 on the John Muir Trail: climbing Mather Pass on a sore knee, a fresh rockfall, trail friendships and ha...
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Seventeen Miles and One Sore Knee: Crossing Pinchot Pass on the John Muir Trail
Day 10 on the John Muir Trail: a 17-mile grind over 12,200-foot Pinchot Pass, a knee scare, leapfrogging hiker...
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Back on the John Muir Trail: Two Passes, a Pancake-Thieving Bear and a 69-Year-Old's Big Comeback Day
A 69-year-old hiker returns to the John Muir Trail after illness, crosses Kearsarge and Glen Pass in one day,...
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Sick on the Sierra Trail: A Hiker's Zero Days in Bishop, Independence and Lone Pine
A John Muir Trail illness forces zero days in the Eastern Sierra — hospital in Bishop, bristlecone pines, taco...
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Six Days In: Why a 69-Year-Old Hiker Nearly Quit the John Muir Trail at Kearsarge Pass
Day 6 on the John Muir Trail: a 69-year-old hiker battles illness over Kearsarge Pass, plus Sierra exit tips f...
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Crossing Forester Pass: What It's Really Like to Hike the Highest Point of the John Muir Trail
What it's like crossing Forester Pass, the John Muir Trail's highest point at 13,153 feet: 1930s switchbacks,...
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