Regular Steps: A LOT of them
18 days. 220 miles. 3 national parks. 47,000 feet of elevation gain. 45 lb backpacks. 2 stinky brothers. 1 adventure of a lifetime. Last summer, I came up with the brilliant idea of hiking the entire John Muir Trail (JMT) in one fell swoop. Growing up just an hour and a half from Yosemite National Park, I got a little desensitized to the easily accessible, natural beauty and never fully appreciated it until I began to experience it on my own accord (as opposed to being forced by my parents). I got my first taste of backpacking during my freshman year of college and was instantly hooked. On a few short wilderness trips in Yosemite and Kings Canyon last summer, I found out about the JMT from other hikers on the trail. It became kind of a distant challenge that I knew I was capable of rising to if I really put my mind to it. However, going alone seemed a little out of my league, so I started looking for a hiking partner. Little did I know that my search would end about two doors dow