“Where ya hiking from?” “Oh, we’re coming down from Clouds Rest.” That’s where I was at, and the higher we hiked, the more committed I had become.Īnother group of hikers came down the trail toward us. You sincerely want to be right, so you haven’t “wasted” that effort, only to have to retrace your steps and hike even further than you had planned. You don’t want that climbing to be for nothing. There’s a peculiar truth about the psychology of climbing thousands of feet of elevation gain. I took this to confirm that we were in fact headed in the right direction, since we were headed towards Sunrise High Sierra Camp. “Hi! Where ya’ coming from?” is the typical refrain when passing other hikers on the trail. We consulted with some hikers coming down the trail toward us. We weren’t supposed to be gaining this much elevation, were we? Soon, I was second-guessing myself. I reassured her that we were on the correct trail, and we kept hiking onward (and upward). Joan suspected we were too far from Sunrise Creek, and questioned my navigation skills. Joan and I hiked at our normal slow-and-steady pace. Hari and Jeffrey - armed with the energy of youth - were well ahead of us. There is also a junction here with a trail to Clouds Rest. From that junction, we headed east near to the next junction, where the trail parallels the north side of Sunrise Creek. Our first 2.3 miles on day two we repeated a portion of the trail we hiked up yesterday en route to Half Dome. Unfortunately our permit was for “Happy Isles to Little Yosemite Valley” and the ranger made it clear that we were not to camp beyond that on the first night. GPX file (Clouds Rest)We had originally hoped to spend last night at a camp site about a half mile beyond the junction to Half Dome, which would’ve put us 2.8 miles further up the JMT. We chose to keep a safe distance and admire the bear from afar. Black bears won’t chase you down unless they or their young are threatened. This bear was getting ready to wander into the campground to snag some unsuspecting camper’s breakfast or an open bear box - both reasons to be vigilant with your food in the mountains.
That’s one of the reasons they have bear lockers for your food in some places, and require an approved bear-proof canister for food storage everywhere else. As we were getting ready to leave, we saw a bear wandering near the western edge of the camp.īlack bears are common along the JMT, especially in the more popular areas such as Little Yosemite Valley. We ate our super-charged oatmeal breakfast and broke camp. Today, we planned to hike 10.4 miles to the Sunrise High Sierra Camp.
Hiking up Half Dome on day one tested our mettle. It’s day two on the John Muir Trail. We woke up feeling creaky but confident. WP GPX Maps Error: GPX file not found! /home/runcloud/webapps/socal-hiker/wp-content/uploads/JMT-Day-2.gpxWP GPX Maps Error: GPX file not found! /home/runcloud/webapps/socal-hiker/wp-content/uploads/JMT-LYV-to-Cathedral-Lakes.gpx
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