John Muir in 1912 From north to south the trail starts in Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley and winds to Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. The 221-mile trail ends ...

This guide from a JMT thru-hiker provides key information to help you tackle and complete the 211+ mile trek from Yosemite Valley to the top of Mt Whitney. The John Muir Trail is not the longest ...

Cough up the $10 and send up a silent prayer. The John Muir Trail starts in Yosemite Valley and ends at Whitney Portal, so the second way to hike the trail is north from Whitney Portal. Because these ...

Millions of people have marveled at the view of Bridalveil Fall since John ... of the trail into the valley, the culmination of a guidebook they're writing to help others follow Muir's footsteps.

Happy Isles Trailhead: This is the official start of the John Muir Trail and, as such, the most competitive for permits. Located in Yosemite Valley, this option includes access to the backpackers ...

It is here on the John Muir Trail, from Mt. Whitney to Yosemite Valley -- with dozens of connector links available for shorter trips -- where hikers can launch into North America's highest hiking ...

a 27-year-old business development manager from Mill Valley, will head to the Sierra to tackle the John Muir Trail; 210 rugged miles of rugged wilderness from the Yosemite Valley to Mt.

Memorials to revered naturalist John Muir are strewn throughout the ... Not to mention a redwood forest and the 217-mile trail that begins in Yosemite Valley, a place he wrote about with rapture.