A Note About "The Dailies" from the JMT

I've decided to write one blog post for each day on the JMT. I know, it's a lot. You don't have to read them. Just look at the pictures if you want, I won't be offended, I promise. To me, I feel that I'm not doing the adventure justice by just glossing over it and summarizing it in a few, easier to digest posts. This backpacking trip was the greatest adventure of my life so far! It was RAD! I wanna share all the deets! And I hope to inspire others to do it, because it was really special. And beautiful. And simple. And satisfying. And physically demanding. And at times, mentally challenging. And it took teamwork. And when you put all those things together, you get a rad adventure!!

I will be reconstructing each day using 4 key sources of information: my trail journal, which I wrote in every night, the JMT Atlas we used as our map, the 1000+ pictures we took, and the most unreliable source of all: my memory.

I hope you all enjoy these posts, it's been so much fun for me to write on this blog as I get to relive all of these memories all over again as I try to put the experiences into words.

One small glimpse of the Sierra range

A lot of people have asked me if I'd do it again. My answer every time is YES! I will admit that the modern conveniences of being back in civilization are greatly appreciated and I have very much enjoyed using/having them again, but there is such beauty in the simplicity of trail life. You walk. Just walk. Every day. With everything you need on your back. There is something empowering about that to me. Food, water, shelter. Nothing more. You have no where else to be and nothing else to do. Just walk... Just take in those mountain views... Just walk. So would I do it again? Yes, please! I miss that simplicity even though I strive to live a simple life. I miss those views. I miss those mountains. I would live out there forever if I could.

Forester Pass

So with that long winded introduction, I give you The Dailies.


Hopefully I'll have the blog all caught up by the end of the year ;)