The John Muir Trail-One Man’s Walk
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- A 240+ mile solo northbound thru hike of the John Muir Trail from 20AUG 2015 starting at Cottonwood Pass trailhead in Horseshoe Meadow and ending 11SEPT at Happy Isles trailhead in Yosemite National Park.
Acoustic guitar theme: coleseymour.com
Muir Pass music:
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Here is a link to my route with marked campsites: caltopo.com/m/5401
Here's where you apply for the NOBO permit (as of JAN 2021): www.recreation.gov/permits/23...
Here is my 21-day Permit Detail with the selections I made for daily campsite estimates.
I pretty much followed this itinerary.
• Permit #: x-xxxxxxx
• Status: Issued
• Permit Type: Overnight
• Group Size: 1
• Commercial Guided Trip?: NO
• Facility: Inyo National Forest - Wilderness Permits
• Entrance: Cottonwood Pass - PCT GT60
• Entry Date: Thu Aug 20 2015
• Exit Point: Happy Isles - Yosemite Valley (Exit Only - Yosemite N.P.) YOS1
• Exit Date: Fri Sep 11 2015
• Trip Itinerary:
Thu Aug 20 2015: SEKI - Rock Creek (84)
Fri Aug 21 2015: SEKI - Crabtree (83)
Sat Aug 22 2015: SEKI - Crabtree (83)
Sun Aug 23 2015: SEKI - Tyndall Creek (80)
Mon Aug 24 2015: SEKI - Center Basin (65)
Tue Aug 25 2015: SEKI - Twin Lakes (56)
Wed Aug 26 2015: SEKI - Twin Lakes (56)
Thu Aug 27 2015: SEKI - LeConte Canyon (39)
Fri Aug 28 2015: SEKI - LeConte Canyon (39)
Sat Aug 29 2015: SEKI - McClure Meadow (33)
Sun Aug 30 2015: Senger Creek JMT- Sallie Keys near Florence Lake
Mon Aug 31 2015: Bear Creek Meadows, Upper JMT- (Lake Edison)
Tue Sep 01 2015: Quail Meadows JMT (Lake Edison)
Wed Sep 02 2015: Virginia, Lake JMT (Duck Pass)
Thu Sep 03 2015: Crater Meadow (JMT- South of Devils Postpile)
Fri Sep 04 2015: Crater Meadow (JMT- South of Devils Postpile)
Sat Sep 05 2015: Garnet Lake JMT- Thousand Island Lake
Sun Sep 06 2015: Garnet Lake JMT- Thousand Island Lake
Mon Sep 07 2015: Yosemite- Tuolmne Meadows/Lyell Canyon
Tue Sep 08 2015: Yosemite- Tuolmne Meadows/Lyell Canyon
Wed Sep 09 2015: Yosemite - Cathedral Lakes
Thu Sep 10 2015: Yosemite - John Muir Trail- Little Yosemite
• Group Size: 1 (Adult/Child 1)
• Travel Method: Foot
• Permit Issuing Station: Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center
Very nice job. I walked it nearly 50 years ago and your video brought back great memories.
While anticipating my future JMT hike (I am in the lottery) I have watched many films by hikers. This video is by far the best. The trail is the protagonist, not the hiker/filmmaker. There is no whining, or boasting just the trail...well done, thank you, Tim.
Good luck with your plans! NOBO is pretty easy to get a permit, especially if you are somewhat flexible with your dates. You might also look into the High Sierra Trail which also visits Whitney- kind of a cousin to the JMT
Hi Rick. Wondering whether you did the JMT hike. How'd it go? Hope you are well.
@@onelovemon1784 I made it SOBO to Red's Meadows. I was feeling ill and had been around people with Covid prior to my trip. I never got really sick, though and will be in the lottery again in a few months.
@@TimSeymour I will try both the NOBO and SOBO options for a permit. I am totally flexible, I am self-employed.
Holy cow Dude, your energy, your groovy tunes, I had an entire evening just wanting what you created. Bless you and onto more adventures!
Absolutely beautiful. Loved the combo of Google earth and your fabulously captured scenes, the sparse commentary and spot on music selection. Beautiful guitar. Thank you, for this balm for my soul.
Greetings from Australia.
THIS is one of my FAVORITE JMT vids on UA-cam...no obnoxious music and unecessary chatter to spoil the peaceful visual beauty and serenity of the hiking discovery...YEA!!! Thank You for sharing...subscribed. I've yet to go, but I hope to do my own NOBO in 2018.
Thanks Tim for a great documentary. I had become so focused on the logistics of my trip that I'd forgotten how much fun it is going to be. This is probably the most relaxing thing I've ever watched...
Watched your video yesterday, then watched it again with my wife today. Wow!
Beautiful work dude! Thank you for a return to sanity journey...love all and acoustic guitar is perfect peaceful music
You know? I've seen that photo of TR and John Muir a thousand times and for some reason I never noticed you. With all the equipment and supplies you carried you are one spry gentleman. Outstanding work. Everything about your video is wonderful. Thanks.
Thanks FB! Teddy was wound pretty tight, but John was super chill ;-)
Speaking of Teddy you might remember him giving a campaign speech but unable to read his notes because they were covered in blood due to the fact that he had just been shot. Sort of like you filming up on Clouds Rest with bilateral exposure.
This was absolutely fantastic to watch! Thank you so much for the care and time you put into your hike and your documentation of it. I felt like I was there with you!
I am usually not a fan of UA-cam videos with slideshows. But yours were some of the most beautifully clear photos that I've ever seen. The music and the poetic narration only made it better. If I'm any judge, very, very well done.
Thank you for the kind words, Randy. Glad you enjoyed it.
Liked your video very much , reminds me when I was younger and able to backpack & flyfish, but alas this is the one place I would learn later in life that I wished I had known more about it, I would have loved to backpack the JMT. I can almost feel the morning coolness, the smell of the pines, and see the woodchucks & chipmonks scurrying along the rocks and trees. The smell of a small campfire in the evening and morning. If able, I could have spent my entire life backpacking such places as the JMT and the AT, and been completely happy living out of my backpack. May you have many more trips. Thanks for the video.
Hi WildernessBound. First of all, thank you for the kind words about the video. I'm happy it brings back good memories for you. We both know what a good dose of wilderness does for the spirits! I'm planning on having as many trips as fate allows, thank you! I took a two-week hike through the Wind River Range of Wyoming this past August and am in the process of making another film. It should be done by February. I think you may like it, if you liked this one. Blessings!
I will keep an eye out for it come Febuary, I flyfished parts of the Wind River Range, I remember the small lakes pouring one to another, and the marmots, but mostly the trout.
The Best Documentary of JMT, I have ever seen. Congratulation.
This was BEAUTIFUL. You did such a good job! My friend and I got our permit and even leaving from Happy Isles for this summer. So damn lucky! We have broken 70 so this WILL be an adventure, that's for sure. Your video just makes it all the better! Thanks so much!
Thank you so much Kanta. Congratulations on committing to such a memorable journey. I hope you and your friend have a great hike! Remember to stop and look back from time to time because the scenery is astounding everywhere! ALL THE BEST
So happy to find out I'm related to John Muir on my maternal great great grandmothers side. Glad he made such a positive change to how people view nature. So important especially more so nowadays
Hands down one of the BEST jmt docs I have watched. And I’ve watched a lot.
That was a beautiful video. Amazing pics and videos, very well edited and thoughtful narration. And you filled it with such valuable information for those planning a tip to the JMT. And the Google Earth screen shots were awesome. Thanks for your labor of love! Happy trails.
This is the best JMT video I ever watched! I am a visual person and I appreciate the 3D illustrations you made. Thank you so much.
You got some absolutely great pics and video on this trip. Ill be going Northbound out of Cottonwood lakes this Aug, so I really enjoyed this video, its very close to the itinerary I have planned, with many of the same campsites and just about the same time frame of trip +/- 22 days total. Thanks very much for sharing, if I have half as good a time as you seem to have had, Ill call it a huge success.
Have a great hike!
Thanks for taking the time to make a great video
i saw at least 20 times this video. Still my favorite about JMT maybe one day ill try this great adventure!
Thank you so much for sharing. Your detail really allows for a proper grasp of the trip.
The best J.M.T. video I have seen on youtube! Thank you I enjoyed it.
Great documentary, thanks for taking us along.
Tim, my wife and I must have just missed you last summer. We bailed at Kearsarge Pass on our south bound trip on August 25th. My wife was really bothered by the smoke and we had climbed Whitney a few years before coming out of Horseshoe Meadow. I looks like you had great trip. We enjoyed it so much we are going back this year. Thanks for such a great video. See you on the trail.
+Michael Wellington Thanks for the kind words! I would have been at the Kearsage trail in the morning of the 25th, and if I remember correctly, it was pretty smokey that day, even in the morning. Yes, we may have passed each other that day. I do have some footage of a couple of hikers coming down the south side of Glen Pass around 9:30am. It's pretty shaky and from a distance, but could have been you! That was probably my toughest climb of the trail. Hope the air is clean for you this year. All the best!
I have watched and made many videos and I have to say that was one of the best I've seen. You REALLY put me right back there experiencing the trail. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words! It's a great place to return to, even if only in thought!
Very nice video! Now i guess I have to do a northbound JMT! I would have loved to join you, Muir and Teddy around a campfire! Thank God for people like that who had the foresight to preserve places like this!
Thanks! Yes, John and Ted were very approachable! (I can tell who watches all the way to the end ;-) Practicing the Leave No Trace principles is the least we can do to honor their foresight, huh?
Going NOBO gets the hard part done first, but I think having Whitney at the end would be a great way to end the journey (though Clouds Rest was pretty sweet). I watched your JMT video with you and your daughter and thoroughly enjoyed it. What a special memory that must be for both of you! All the best to you.
Very nicely done Tim. I'll second Carlos comments about the way you deliver this presentation with still photos, videos and maps. The maps helped a great deal in orienting me to what you experienced. You also have a very soothing voice as you narrate the unfolding scenes. Thanks.
Great video Tim. I made the hike (N to S) in Aug., 2011. Your video makes me realize how much fun I had and how much I would like to do it again. Thanks for posting this.
+Joe Magruder Thanks for watching. Maybe you could try it northbound next time and I could try it southbound!
Your presentation is exceptionally well done ! The best and most comprehensive journey ever. Thank you Tim for this beautiful video !
Thanks, Lee, for the kind words, I'm glad you liked it! It's a special place.
Thanks for posting, amazing video. Pity about the smoke. It is always nice to see a quality video like this with great narration and footage that is not full of selfies !!
Thanks again Tim. My hiking partner and I will be referring to this often as we get mentally and physically prepared for July.
+John Rummel Are you planning to do some night time lapses on your hike? I was a little disappointed with the night sky on my trip because of the smoke. Looks like new moon is in early July this summer.
thank you Tim for sharing your hike. It was so nice to watch.
Bravo . Love the incorporation of Google Earth into the video and your balance of Commentary / Music / Photography & Video are the best I've seen . Nicely Done ! Makes me want to do the Northbound JMT even more now .
Wow I relived my 2016 NOBO JMT through your video, same starting point, same camping sites. Amazing!
Really liked your video. Doing some serious consideration about getting a permit. My brother's friend recommended taking South to North - you've convinced me. Most of all, Clouds Rest is a dream destination, for me. Scares me crazy, but I really want to do it. Very well done video. Thank you!
Just finished watching .. and WOW.. beautifully done.. thanks for sharing.. and inspiring.
What an absolutely amazing trip report. You obviously put a lot of time and love into this. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you Dawn. It was fun reliving the hike while making the presentation... Happy trails!
Just Found this poking around, Outstanding !, Thank You
This so AWESOME Tim!
This is my dream trek to do...
Thank you so much for such a beautifully done details on everything...
I love this video!
Great video and very relaxing, thanks
I have hiked the trail 3 times SOBO. This july will be my first NOBO. I've watched a ton of videos over the years and this is far and away the best I've seen. Killer pic with Teddy and John btw.
+Sandyeggo Blue That's so kind, thank you! I think ending at Whitney would be a more fitting end-of-hike reward, but I think you will like NOBO as well. I had never been to Yosemite, so it was a bit of culture shock to end in such a non-wilderness setting. And, yes, Teddy and John were very cooperative in letting me in on their hero shot! (I don't think most people watch all the way to the end!) ALL THE BEST to you on your hike this summer! Have a great one!
I’m planning my hike for 2018. Not only was your film informative but also beautifully done. Thank you so much for creating this movie!
Planning is a lot of the fun. Have a great JMT!!!
Wonderfully informative and scenic. Thank you.
A fantastic documentary that really does justice to the beautiful landscape.I enjoyed it so much. Many thanks for spending the time and effort. I particularly enjoy the calm atmosphere and that there is a personal touch but it’s clear the focus is on the trail and landscape!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Nearly six years on, now, and it reminds me of how special the hike is (and was for me). The place is sublime and timeless...
Thanks for sharing this Tim. Very inspiring - and the photography/video is just awesome!
thanks for sharing .... epic !
We loved your film! We have hiked sections of the JMT and your photos and narrative were beautiful and took us back there. Thanks for sharing it with us! Loved the picture of you with Teddy and JM !
Thanks, Donna! It's a great place to return to even if it's memories! I can always tell who watches it all the way to the finish!!
Absolutely brilliant -- the best JMT video I've seen, ever! You've inspired me to go NOBO this year, something I have never considered before (I've done SOBO several times). You are a wonderful photographer and your editing and voice over narration do great justice to the otherworldly experience we know as the John Muir Trail. This is an exceptional video in every way. Thank you!
Thanks for the very kind words, Mark. Since you've done SOBO many times, you won't have to keep looking back over your shoulder like I did. I made a point to stop and look back periodically so I wouldn't miss a view, but somehow I missed the rock monster! Guess I'll have to schedule a SOBO someday! Enjoy your NOBO!!!
Amazing tale! Thank you
Very well done! Thank you
I just read your comment about the HST. I thought that trail was most beautiful of all the 18 years of backpacking in the Sierras.
Fantastic job, congratulation Tim, and thank you so much for the superbly edited video. Love it.
This was by far the best video I have watched so far on the JMT! Thank you so much...I don't give a thumbs up very often but your video was well deserving of it! Please make more videos, you're a natural.
So kind, thanks! I leave in two weeks for the Wind River mountain range of Wyoming. I'm planning to make another video of that hike as well. Stay posted!
+Tim Seymour I'll be waiting to see that video!
Great photography well done loved the film
So wonderful. Thank you.
I love the variety of your video and your voice is excellent. The Live video feed was a nice touch. One day...
Thanks for taking me along on your hike. Great video. Maybe someday I'll make it out on this hike. If nothing else, I know many more trip to Yosemite are in my future. I'll never get sick of visiting there.
+Kevins93cobra Thanks! It truly is a national treasure there. Many happy trails to you!
Thanks for sharing, very well done, enjoyed it tremendously.
Thanks for creating a video for adults.
Amazing photo and video editing!
Awesome video. Thanks for taking me on a lunchtime "virtual hike"! Hope to do this myself someday.
Thanks, Matt. I, too, hope you can do this (or even a part of it) someday.
I think this is one of the best videos I've seen of hiking the JMT. Having the topo map as a reference was a wonderful way to show the trail. All the pertinent info you shared was so helpful in understanding how to hike the trail. Congratulations on completing the trail, by the way. It's on my bucket list, if not all of it, at least a small part.
+Lily Mac Thanks! Yes, I hope you at least get to take a small taste of this magical place! Happy trails to you!
Great video and editing job! Your still photos are amazing.
TOM....That was amazing. Loved the video the narrations and the music. Well Done sir. you must have been exhausted by the end. Wished I had that sort of strength and ability. i know i would truly enjoy it as much as you did. Again....BRAVO SIR...BRAVO.
Thanks for watching and the kind words! Find your "mountain" and climb it! Cheers!
+Tim Seymour your welcome. im working on getting my gear together. for some upcoming local hiking
Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed the video very much.
Tim, thank you for posting this. You did a spectacular job on the presentation! Four of us are hiking about 55 + miles of the JMT beginning on 9/4 from Agnew Meadows north to Yosemite and wishing we had the time to thru hike the trail. We are all from New Hampshire and are avid White Mtn hikers.
+Susan Mills That's a great section of the trail and you'll be there approximately the same time of year I was there. No bugs! By doing that section, it will be easier to get permits next year to go SOBO from Agnew to Whitney to complete the trail!!
+Tim Seymour Thanks for the advice. I hope to see you in the White's!
Great video, Tim....and congratulations on a terrific hike. I've spent considerable time in the Sierra and it's beauty never ceases to amaze. I look forward to completing the JMT in the near future. Thanks again for a great video....and best wishes!
Beautiful voice. Fantastic photography. So refreshing to watch a video without being overwhelmed by talking head. This portion of the Sierra is what most of us like to see. Thank you.
MISTER Seymour.... I have been trying to get at SOBO out of Yosemite on this trail for the last 3 years..... and shut down every time.. so this year I put in for a NOBO out of Cottonwood and GOT IT. I have watched so many JMT videos I CANNOT believe I have not seen yours before. I can only think of the saying "Save the best for last". Your choice of music, the awesome use of Google Earth, excellent, EXCELLENT photography and great narration blow all other videos away. While watching this, I constantly was thinking to myself "YEAH! That's one of the spots I plan to stay!!!!" so now I have a great idea of what to expect on my trip.... I hope you still get notifications about people seeing this so I can say THANK YOU for sharing it!!! I plan on making up a website for fun to show my trip when I am done and would like to know if I can put up a link to this video so others can see it.... they should! I only hope that the current situation with the virus debacle clears enough for me to make the trip as I don't know how much longer I can do it.... I'm a spry old man at 70, but I want to get it done this year.... A tip of the hat to you Tim.... you made an old man smile tonight.
Hi Dave. You've made my day with such a thoughtful post, and, of course, please share the link to others you think would appreciate it. I, too, have plans to be on the JMT this summer. I'm taking my wife and 3 of her friends on the northernmost section from Mammoth to Yosemite if the virus situation will allow-we start on 12AUG from Agnew Meadows. We are not planning on too many miles per day (lots of rose smelling), so if your itinerary coincides with ours, maybe you will pass us as you finish with your strong trail legs! Stay safe and all the best of luck to you, I sincerely hope your boots tread that Sierra dust and granite!!! Feel free to comment with any planning questions...
@@TimSeymour Hey Tim, if you hear anything about Reds Meadow or VVR letting people know if/when they will be open this year, please let me know..... at my age, I am praying I can do my NOBO on the JMT this year after so many rejections in the past. Thanks!!!!
@@extremelydave I'll let you know when I hear something. Let's hope things have settled down enough by then!
Dave Nelson congratulations! You’ll love it! I think out it daily!!! 5 years later doing again!
@@rmoran113 I'm doing this for the second time in 43 years.... I first did it in 1977. There was NOBODY out there then. We could go 2 DAYS without meeting someone. It was awesome. If I am able to make my trip this year, I'll fling a invite to you so you can see if I survived : )
Great video! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Tim, love your video! I'm sure it was a lot of work to put together, Thank you! It helped convince my buddy and I to go NOBO and start at Cottonwood Pass Trailhead. Applied this morning 3/12/21 for 9/12/21 - no problem! There have been several permits available into the late morning all week. I'm sure I'll watch several more times before I go and will send to friends & family that want to know why I'm off the grid this fall.
Thank you, Keith. You will be starting a day after I finished my hike. Nights will probably be cold, but traffic on the trail should be light. Also, bugs will most likely be non-existent. I can't remember when MTR and VVR close, but hopefully they will still be open when you resupply... Have an EPIC hike!!!
excellent graphics
A great adventure for sure amigo; very well made video, congrats!
I was fortunate to do the same NOBO JMT with a friend in 2019 in 14 days (20 mile/day avg). The scenery blew mi mind and I keep looking for videos like yours to re live the adventure. The only thing I regret is not hiking to clouds rest at the end. I hope to hike it again one day but sólo like you. Cheers!
I absolutely love this video
Thanks, Roberto.
Tim, that was superb. 🙂
Great video. Loved the narrating by you
Tim, what a wonderful video! I really, really enjoyed it. I've probably watched two dozen or more videos from folks trekking the JMT, and this was one of the best and most enjoyable. I am hoping to do the JMT soon, and am considering a South to North hike as well. Your video will be enormously helpful for planning. Thanks and many blessings!
So glad I discovered this beautiful videography. Thanks for sharing your work. Spectacular views and photography to match!
Thank you. Very inspiring.
Hey great video brought back so many good memories of backpacking the Sierras. Well done!
Tim what an outstanding presentation of your journey! Thank you so much for sharing your experience on the awesome JMT with us!
Very nice video! Thanks for sharing your hike.
Oh, golly, good video. Thank you so much for posting this. It is much appreciated.
that last pic with you and the boys was awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks... they weren't very chatty... ;-)
I really enjoyed your video sir thanks for all the effort and hard work. hopefully one day I to can to take this epic journey. thank you again and good work my friend
Great job with the video Tim, we did the exact same route NOBO from Horseshoe Meadow over Cottonwood Pass then to Crabtree Meadow and on to Mt Whitney to begin our JMT hike north. We began July 13, 2021 and ended July 30, 2021 at Happy Isle. My 61 year old body was quite tired by the time we got near Clouds Rest and we just kept going. This is my one regret of our hike especially when viewing videos such as yours. Happy trails from Virginia!
Hey Tim,
I’ve watched many JMT videos and yours is by far my favorite. Listening to your voice as you are overcome by the beauty of clouds rest is unmistakable and my favorite part of the video. With that said, I am inspired to attempt it. I have a novice experience level but the planning is intimidating. Although I am relatively young, my body is beginning to fail me so, time is of the essence. Thank you again for the inspiration. ✌️
i just wstchec a KERA T.V. Special about John Muir. very nice. I Think it would have been Great to be around back then. and see the sights he saw and the places he traveled.
Thank you so much for the video! It really is useful and beautiful!
Outstanding production.
Superb. Well done on an excellent presentation.
Amazing journey and film, thank you for sharing! That country is on my bucket list to get out and see but it will have to be when the kids get a little older and I'm not having to carry them after only 2 miles LOL
+Cigarsnscotch Thanks and Yes, wait until they are old enough to carry some of your gear!! But do keep it on your list!
great job man!.i love it up there.nice commentary also.Thanks for sharing.
I've made the hike. You're video is superb, I appreciate all the memories!
Wow I believe if our itineraries were just a few days differently we would have crossed paths around Tuolumne Meadows and the cathedral lakes. Great video thats got me wishing I was dealing with smoke all over again. Some of those helicopters were actually filling buckets over at May Lake and made for quite the morning wake up.
Yes, it was quite a different experience than this year, I guess. I think my feet may have got wet maybe once (and I probably could have avoided even that). It was a bit disconcerting to have such an aerial assault so close by. Guess I'll have to go back and try SOBO with clean air!
amazing; thanks for sharing your journey
Fantastic! Thank you!
Beautiful. And what a wonderfully soothing voice