Food and Resupply on the tahoe rim trail

Bear Canisters: Hard sided bear canisters are now required along the whole Tahoe Rim Trail. It used to be only Desolation Wilderness that required it, but with the active bear population in Tahoe it is now required on your entire trip. Using a bear canister is a good idea not only for your own safety, […]

JMT // Day 9

Sallie Keys Lakes -> MTR -> McClure Meadow 17 miles Overall, today was a great day. We hiked the 5 miles to MTR this morning, and were surprised to run into Swede there, hanging around the hiker buckets. MTR had an amazing hiker box, well organized and accommodated a vegan! There were so many flavored […]

JMT // Day 7

Lake Virginia –> Vermilion Valley Resort 15 mi Most nights I am too tired to stay up and see the stars at their brightest. I am just way too exhausted. But most nights I usually do have to get out of my tent to pee. It’s usually very cold and the last thing I want […]

JMT // Day 6

Red’s Meadow Resort → Lake Virginia 15.5 miles We woke up this morning feeling pretty chilly. I’ve been having a hard time sleeping from the pain in my hips. When I try and sleep on my side I feel pain in the top hip. And when I try to sleep on my stomach, my arms […]

JMT // Day 5

Thousand Island Lake → Red’s Meadow Resort 18.5 miles What a long day. Waking up at Thousand Island lake was nothing short of spectacular; seeing the sun rise and light up Mt. Banner is a major highlight of this trip. We had breakfast and coffee, just enjoying the view before packing up and starting on […]

John Muir Trail ’19

In February, my brother and I won the permit lottery for the JMT starting from Happy Isles on July 30th. We were ecstatic to find out our dream was one step closer to becoming reality. We began prepping for this trip in many ways: buying gear, creating an itinerary, selecting food and re-supplies, and of […]