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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Day 49: Double Down

June 18, 2015 Tentsite near Woods Creek (801.7) to Tentsite near Palisade Creek (824.6) 23.9 PCT miles today 868.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,365 ft, – 6,049 ft What’s better than hiking over one High Sierra pass? Hiking over two High Sierra passes! Today was a very long day, but the views were…

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