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The JMT Series – Story 5 – The Imperfect Storm

July 22, 2019
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JMT, Red Pack Walking

This story, the fifth in a series, starts on day eleven of our John Muir Trail (JMT) hike of 2018. It’s of collection of grumblings, disenchanted anticipation, childish breakdowns, and uncharitable cruelty that happens over a week that concludes in redemption.

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The JMT Series – Story 4 – Cloudy with a Chance of Breakdown

June 22, 2019
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JMT, Red Pack Walking

This story, the fourth in a series, starts on day seven of our John Muir Trail (JMT) hike of 2018. The account spans a few days and recounts pleasant surprises (and some unpleasant), unfounded expectations, fear, sheer panic, and an almost epic breakdown.

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The JMT Series – Story 3 – Reiteration or Routine?

February 3, 2019
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JMT, Red Pack Walking

This story, the third in a series, starts on day four of our John Muir Trail (JMT) hike of 2018. It tells a tale of disgust, tranquility, and an onslaught from both the heavens above and the land below, echoing a resonating theme for the first segment of our trek.

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The JMT Series – Story 2 – The Naked Sickness

January 20, 2019
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JMT, Red Pack Walking

This story, the second in a series, starts on day two of our John Muir Trail (JMT) hike of 2018. It’s an explicit narrative of what happens when you fall ill on the trail. Be forewarned that this tale is not for the meek or reserved, it’s a story of suffering on an absurd scale that now can be looked back upon in laughter.

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The JMT Series – Story 1 – The Deluge on The Mount

January 14, 2019
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JMT, Red Pack Walking

This short story, the first in a series, starts on Day 1 of our John Muir Trail (JMT) hike of 2018. It’s a tale of danger and stupidity with a little splash of humor.

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The JMT – A Series – An Unexpected Adventure

January 14, 2019
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JMT, Ponderings, Red Pack Walking

Welcome to my new series, a collection of stories about my fortuitous 2018 John Muir Trail thru-hike. These are stories of adventure, misfortune, friendship, perseverance, and sheer darn luck.

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Mount Whitney…”You’re crazy!”

June 1, 2018
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JMT, Red Pack Walking

Climbing Mount Whitney is an extraordinary experience, full of sights that are out of this world and struggles that feel almost unendurable. In the end, it is the most rewarding thing that I've done so far. In this essay, I share my tale of what it was like to ascend this magnificent mountain via backpacking the John Muir Trail.

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What I’ve Learned While Backpacking the John Muir Trail

November 10, 2017
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JMT, Planning & Pre-Hike, Red Pack Walking

Every single time I venture out into the wilderness, I learn something new. I believe there's always something to be learned from every experience, whether I've done it for the first time or done it a thousand times. In this article, I share some anecdotes, lessons learned, and a few entertaining bits of information that may be helpful to you on your next backpacking adventure.

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Oh dear God! Not Shepherd Pass! (An Odyssey on the JMT)

October 27, 2017
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JMT, Ponderings, Red Pack Walking

The odyssey that is the Shepherd Pass Trail is told here to serve as a warning for those of you who will venture into the wilderness looking to take a 'shortcut' rather than follow the tried-and-true. Sometimes the path less traveled is such because it is a dangerous business. This is my account of the 'Shepherd Pass Ordeal'.