Jul 28, 2026
From the Trip 13 team on Tuesday: “Today was a zero day. “But first, the Musketeers pointed out I forgot one detail from yesterday’s update. The previous night there was an extremely large crash just after midnight. This was a heavy, thick crash close to camp. In the...
Jul 27, 2026
The Trip 13 team reported Monday: “Today’s vitals: 10.1 miles, 1,500 feet elevation loss (most of it in the last 2 miles). We took it easy on knees. “Today we joined forces with Lor and Dawn. We met them at about 11 a.m. after hiking out of our other trailhead. We...
Jul 26, 2026
From the Trip 13 team: “Today’s vitals: 7.3 miles, elevation drop of 1,500 feet. “Today was another marvelous hike. Gorgeous. We saw more marmots but did not let them rob us this time. We kept hiking. We finished hiking at about 1 p.m. next to Rafferty Creek. We took...
Jul 25, 2026
Derek reported last night after they hiked in from the trailhead: We made it 4 miles in along Lyell Creek. We saw Yogi (Bear) but no Winnie ( the Pooh). It may be an 8 mile day tomorrow. The 3 Musketeers live on! This afternoon we heard back about today’s hike:...
Jul 24, 2026
This is going to be a very interesting year for the John Muir Trail team. Over the last several months, one by one people have been dropping out– the latest because of injury and another because of date conflicts. So here’s our first post of the trip: This is a...
Mar 6, 2026
Welcome Two New Board Members! We welcome two new board members, Paul Crouthamel of San Diego, CA and Derek Torry of Upland, CA. They both recently participated in the Joshua Tree trip. Paul has led the regional chapter in San Diego since 2023 with his wife, Eveleen....
