Here hikers will pass through Muir Pass, Mather Pass, Pinchot Pass, Glen and Forester. A fan favorite is the infamous Rock Monster/ Whale Rock off the trail after Starr Camp. This section of trail ...

Day four: Up and over Muir Pass The fourth day on the trail included more high-altitude ascent. The plan called for us to gain another 1,000 feet of elevation to reach the top of Muir Pass ...

be prepared to cross high passes and then drop into massive valleys surrounded by granite peaks before climbing up yet another pass. Five high passes—Muir, Mather, Pinchot, Glen, and Forester ...

Muir Pass (11,955 feet) comes up first at mile 128 and is patient but rather blunt at times. Mather Pass (12,080 feet) is an inconsiderate bastard looming over mile 150. Pinchot Pass (12,100 feet ...

Up at Mather Pass, I've always felt the ghost of John Muir, as well as the echoes of a thousand other hikers who have shared this experience. It is here on the John Muir Trail, from Mt.

Select “Happy Isle -> Past LYV (Donahue Pass Eligible)” and a date for each of the listings. Cough up the $10 and send up a silent prayer. The John Muir Trail starts in Yosemite Valley and ends at ...

While my bladder issues continued, they didn't get worse. Later, on Muir Pass, my energy disappeared. Night two arrived, and I laid down on the side of the trail at 11,500 feet elevation.

and Wanda Lakes turned into an endorphin-charged rush up and over 12,000-foot Muir Pass (“Big rebound for me!” cried Stumbles), but then it devolved into a pathetic two-hour power nap beside a ...