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John Muir Trail – JMT
As a side project to the One of Seven Project, I'll be thru-hiking the John Muir Trail (JMT) on August 30, 2017. The John Muir Trail starts at the top of Mt. Whitney and ends at the Happy Isle Trailhead in Yosemite National Park. The trail…

PCT 2007 Day 85 – Duck Lake – Clark Lakes Trail
PCT 2007 Day 85
Day 85 / 6-18-07 TT 9500'
Trail to Duck Lake - Middle Fork - Clark Lakes Trail
25.3 miles; 920.6 (48.4) total miles; 2810.6 trip miles
80's, sunny hot
Deer count is 47
Marmot count is 43
Pika count is 2
Bear count is 0
!!!The…

PCT 2007 Day 84 – VRR – Trail to Duck Lake
PCT 2007 Day 84
Day 84 / 6-17-07 TT 10,150'
VRR - Trail to Duck Lake
18.1 (1.4) miles; 895.3 (48.4) total miles; 2785.3 trip miles
80's sunny hot
Marmot count is 42
Deer count is 41
Pika count is 2
Bear count is 0
!!The marmots have taken…

PCT 2007 Day 83 – Bear Ridge Trail Junction – Vermilion Valley Resort
PCT 2007 Day 83
Day 83 / 6-16-07 TT 7850'
Bear Ridge Trail Junction - Vermilion Valley Resort (VRR)
4.6 (1.4) miles; (47); total miles; 2765.8 trip miles
70's, sunny hot
Marmot count is 41
Deer count is 41
Pika count is 2
Bear…

PCT 2007 Day 82 – Piute Pass Trail – Bear Ridge Trail Junction
PCT 2007 Day 82
Day 82 / 6-15-07 Cowboy Camp 9980'
Piute Pass Trail - Bear Ridge Trail Junction
18.2 miles; 867.8 (45.6) total miles; 2759.8 trip miles
70's, sunny hot
Marmot count is 41
Deer count is 39
Pika count is 2
Bear count is 0
!!!!Today…

PCT 2007 Day 79 – Baxter Pass Trail – South Fork Kings River Ford
PCT 2007 Day 79
Day 79 / 6-12-07 Tarp 10,900'
Short ways past Baxter Pass Trail - South Fork Kings River Ford
16.4 miles; 814.5 (45.6) total miles; 2692.7 trip miles
60's in mtns., partly cloudy
Marmot count is 39
Deer count is 30
Pika count…

PCT 2007 Day 77 – Independence, CA
PCT 2007 Day 77
Day 77 / 6-10-07 Hotel Zero day #7
Independence, CA
0 miles; 789.5 (38.1)miles; total trip miles 2660.8
90's, Sunny, clouds in PM
Today we slept in. It was pretty hot in the hotel room when we went to sleep but really chilly…

PCT 2007 Day 76 – Bullfrog Lake Junction – Independence, CA
PCT 2007 Day 76
Day 76 / 6-9-07 Hotel
Bullfrog Lake Junction - Independence
9 miles; total miles ( ) trip miles
60 in mountains, 80's in town
We got up at 6 AM or so and got moving pretty fast since we all knew we were going into town.…

PCT 2007 Day 75 – Wallace Creek – Bullfrog Lake Junction
PCT 2007 Day 75
Day 75 / 6-8-07 Tarp 10,405'
Wallace Creek - Bullfrog Lake Junction
19.1 miles; 789.5 (31) total miles; 2653.7 trip miles
High 50's, sunny
!!!Forester Pass!!!
Marmot count is 32
Deer count is 28
Pika count is 1
Bear count…

PCT 2007 Day 74 – Crabtree Meadow – Wallace Creek
PCT 2007 Day 74
Day 74 / 6-7-07 Tarp 10,405'
Crabtree Meadow - Wallace Creek via Mt. Whitney
3.4 (15.8) miles; 771.5 (31) total miles; 2634.6 trip miles (adjusted, it was off)
60's, sunny, clouds in PM
!!!Mt. Whitney!!!
Marmot count is 25
Pika…