Day 51: Not to be Underestimated

June 20, 2015 Tentsite past Evolution Lake (845.9) to Tentsite at Bear Creek Ford (869.0) 23.1 PCT miles today 913.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,479 ft, – 3,417 ft Today was not quite what we had in mind. That’s not to say it was bad in any way, but between our inaccurate expectations…

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Day 50: John Muir, Our Hero

June 19, 3015 Tentsite near Palisade Creek (824.6) to Tentsite past Evolution Lake (845.9) 21.3 PCT miles today 890.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,172 ft, – 3,188 ft We don’t know as much about John Muir as we wish we knew, but from what we can gather, he was one very incredible man.…

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