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John Muir Trail trip 2003. 18 days of fun!

Date	Starting Location	Destination	Miles	Cumulative Miles	Notes
12 June	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite Bug Hostel, Midpines, CA	0	0	My arrival in Yosemite National Park
13 June	Happy Isles, Yosemite National Park	Cloud's Rest trail junction	13	13	Whoo hoo. On the trail at last!
14 June	Cloud's Rest trail junction	Long Meadow	10	23	This snow may be a problem!
15 June	Long Meadow	Lyell Canyone "Basecamp"	17.2	34.2
16 June	Lyell Canyone "Basecamp"	Emerald Lake	11	45.2	Damn marmot
17 June	Emerald Lake	Red's Meadow	15.4	60.6	Shower!
18 June	Red's Meadow	Deer Creek Ford	9.7	70.3
19 June	Deer Creek Ford	Squaw Lake	14.9	85.2
20 June	Squaw Lake	Vermilion Valley Resort	9.5	94.7
21 June	VVR	Upper Bear Creek Meadow	10.8	105.5
22 June	Upper Bear Creek Meadow	below Evolution Valley	17.3	122.8
23 June	below Evolution Valley	Muir Pass	13	135.8	nice hut
24 June	Muir Pass hut	Deer Meadow	14	149.8
25 June	Deer Meadow	Kings River tributary	11.7	161.5
26 June	Kings River tributary	Arrowhead Lake	16.4	177.9
27 June	Arrowhead Lake	around 11,000 ft and west of Center Peak	11.2	189.1	wow, the miles have really added up
28 June	around 11,000 ft and west of Center Peak	Crabtree Meadow	17.5	206.6	highest mileage day
29 June	Crabtree Meadow	Whitney Shelter	8.5	215.1	The end of the JMT
30 June	Whitney Shelter	Whitney Portal	11	226.1	Hike out to civilization. I am finished walking for now.
01 July 2003	Bug Hostel	the highway	0	226.1	Goodbye Jana

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