讓我們的心出塵18 天, 在John Muir Trail 上與靈魂獨處,
在記憶裡留下Pacific Crest Ttail 最美的一段。
對於我來說, 爬山的動機是 "追求美的境界", 不是"征服", 更不是 "自我挑戰".
John Muir Trail is the best hike in the USA
and includes many of the best sections of the longer Pacific Crest Trail.
The John Muir Trail (JMT) stretches 212 miles(340 km) between Yosemite National Park in the north and Sequoia National Park in the south, terminating/beginning on the summit of Mount Whitney. Passing through
3 National Parks (Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia),
2 designated wilderness areas(John Muir Ansel Adams Wilderness),and a national monument (Devil's Postpile).
Route:
The official length of the JMT, is 212 miles (340 km).
From its northern terminus in Yosemite Valley,through
Yosemite National Park, Inyo and Sierra national forests
(including the John Muir and Ansel Adams wilderness areas),
passing through Devils Postpile National Monument,
through Kings Canyon National Park,
and ending on Mount Whitney in Sequoia National Park.
An additional 11mile (18 km) hike on the Mount Whitney Trail making an end-to end traverse of the trail effectively 220 miles (350 km).
Elevation:
The trail crosses 6 passes in excess of 11,000 feet (3,400 m); from north to south, they are:
Donohue Pass, Muir Pass, Mather Pass, Pinchot Pass,
Glen Pass, and Forester Pass (the highest,at 13,153 feet (4,009 m)).
活動細節:
(1) 2/22/2013 Wilderness Permit 申請 :(必須六個月前預定).
2/20/2013 之後報名的,Permit 自行負責
報名參加的,每人必須預先繳付Permit的費用(US$10),否則報名無效
Wilderness Center, Yosemite Village
PO Box 545, Yosemite, CA, USA, 95389,
(209) 372-0740
(2) 不需要走完全程 340Km, 可以中途加入或下山,根據個人的假期長短
你們可以從下面幾個補幾點,(resupply) 加入,
這次的行程是根據上次2011經驗改進的,
1.所有美的地方我停久一點, 順便拜訪JMT附近的大山,
2.紮營必須是美的地方,
3.這次一定要登頂Mt. Solomon,