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Saturday August 3rd Preston and I ran the third of four Capt’n Karl’s night runs.  It was a steamy 95 degrees with about 30% humidity at the start.  The temperature started to drop when the sun went down, but the humidity started to rise.  The course was surprisingly tough; not because of elevation changes, but due to a lot of rocks and branches.  Both Preston and I fell several times.  I succeed in reinjuring my back so I’ll need another Cortisone shot before leaving for the JMT

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reston finished 33 out of 85 and I finished 41 out of 115.

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John Muir Trail Aug 13 – Sept 1 – the plan

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Eddie, Tracy, and I are heading to Oakhurst, CA on August 12th.  The plan is for us to head into Yosemite on the 13th, get the lay of the land, and pick up our JMT permit.  The 3 of us will then leave Tuolumne meadows www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tmcamp.htm‎ into Lyell Canyon.  Tracy will hike with us for a while and then turn back to the car and head back to Oakland.

Eddie and I will continue South and eventually exit Whitney Portal (near the town of Lone Pine) around August 31st.  I’ve posted our planned places to camp and mountains we will be climbing.  However, given it’s 200 miles of remote wilderness, our planned camping locations may change.  Eddie will have his SPOT with him and you can follow our progress here:

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0R7Kj7qCKvbOECEdmcOx8HVfxYiT6no3v

JMT schedule

Elevation Profile of JMT