Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Alone on the JMT A blog about backpacking the John Muir Trail solo. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](http://aloneonthejmt.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [People are Strange, Passes seem Wicked (When You're Alone)...](http://aloneonthejmt.com/people-are-strange-passes-seem-wicked/) - Day 13 hiking the John Muir Trail alone. Waking up at an unnamed Creek below Mather Pass and hiking to LeConte Canyon. via the Golden Staircase. - [Just Hike..](http://aloneonthejmt.com/just-hike/) - I hiked 12 miles today and crossed Pinchot Pass. Now camped just a few miles below Mather Pass. - [The Scariest Moment of My Solo Hike](http://aloneonthejmt.com/hiking-from-soldier-lake-to-crabree/) - Day 3 of my JMT journey. - [Tyndal Creek Camp - Night 5 on the JMT](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tyndal-creek-camp-night-5-on-the-jmt/) - Camping in the moonscape of Tyndal Creek on the John Muir Trail - [Day 7: Ups and Downs](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-7-ups-and-downs/) - Day 7 on the John Muir Trail, hiking over Kearsarge Pass to get to Onion Valley for my first NOBO resupply of the JMT> - [Arriving at Onion Valley](http://aloneonthejmt.com/arriving-onion-valley/) - Night 7 on the JMT at Onion Valley Trailhead for Resuuply in Independence. - [Independence: Resupply, Restore and Renew](http://aloneonthejmt.com/independence-resupply-and-restore/) - Day 8 on the JMT NOBO. Resupply over Kearsarge Pass out of Onion Valley Campground to Independence post office - [Glen Pass: I Met my Match](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-9-ive-met-my-match/) - A long and grueling day climbing Glenn Pass Northbound from Kearsarge Lakes to Rae Lakes on the John Muir Trail - [Day 11: Rae Lakes to an unnamed pond below Pinchot Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-11-rae-lakes-to-an-unnamed-pond-below-pinchot-pass/) - Hiking the John Muir Trail section of the Pacific Crest Trail from Rae Lakes to Pinchot Pass after my first zero day. - [Forester Pass: A story of Life and Death](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-5-on-the-jmt-climbing-forester-pass/) - Day 6 on the JMT hiking from Tyndall Creek to Vidette Meadow over Forester Pass - [Days 26 & 27: The End of the Trail](http://aloneonthejmt.com/the-end/) - Starting at Upper Cathedral Lakes, I make my way ten miles to the Little Yosemite Valley Backpacker's Camp where I spend my last night on the John Muir Trail. And wake up to walk the five numbing miles into the Yosemite Valley and my JMT finish Line. Day 26: Upper Cathedral Lakes Good Morning! I - [Day 25 Lyell Canyon to Upper Cathedral Lakes via Tuolumne Meadows](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-25-lyell-canyon-to-upper-cathedral-lakes/) - Day 25 Alone on the JMT from Lyell Canyon to Upper Cathedral lakes via Tuolomne Meadows for a veggie burger and a recharge. - [Day 24: Thousand Island Lake to Lyell Canyon](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-24-thousand-island-lake-to-lyell-canyon/) - On Day 24 of my NOBO JMT hike, I leave Thousand Island Lake and climb Island Pass, Donahue Pass end end in Lyell Canyon in Yosemite. - [Day 23: Thousand Island Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-23-thousand-island-lake/) - Day 22 on the John Muir Trail I rest for the night at Thousand Island Lakes and ponder the end of the trai. - [Lunch at Garnet Lake- Trail Reality vs. Trail Fantasy](http://aloneonthejmt.com/lunch-at-garnet-lake-trail-reality-vs-trail-fantasy/) - Day 22: On the Way to Thousand Island Lakes, Lunch at Garnet Lake It’s a good thing I’m not Bill Murray and it’s not February 2 because if I had to do today over again I’d fling myself into the sharp crevices of the gorge between Olaine and Shadow Lakes. What a ridiculously tough day. - [Plateaus, Peaks and What I Left Behind](http://aloneonthejmt.com/plateaus-peaks-and-what-we-leave-behind/) - 8/21/15 - Day 5: Crabtree Meadow to Tyndall Creek via Wallace Creek “Well you just never know who you’re going to run into out here!” Arkansas Robert! I’d come 3 ½ miles from Crabtree meadow and my gear troubles, traversed the vibrant Sandy Meadow, trekked up rocky slopes dotted with old-growth red fir pines and - [Day 22 on the JMT: Getting Lost Leaving Red's Meadow!](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-22-on-the-jmt-getting-lost-leaving-reds-meadow/) - After my last JMT Resupply at Red's Meadow in Mammoth lakes I get lost in Devil's Postpile and end up on the PCT near Agnew Meadows at Olaine Lake - [Day 21 – Red Cones to Resupply day at Red’s Meadow!](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-21-red-cones-to-resupply-day-at-reds-meadow/) - Part 1 of my 21st day on the John Muir Trail from Red Cones to Red's Meadow for my resupply bucket. - [Secrets of the John Muir Trail: Silver Pass & Tully Hole](http://aloneonthejmt.com/secrets-of-the-john-muir-trail-silver-pass-tully-hole/) - Day 19 or 20 on the JMT 14.5 miles (180 miles total)Tully Hole to Red Cones It’s about seven I think. I’m shoveling oatmeal in my mouth and writing frantically before I pack up and get on the trail. I didn’t write last night because I had company. Yes, I had company, and he wasn’t - [Voices in the Wind at Mono Creek](http://aloneonthejmt.com/voices-in-the-wind-at-mono-creek/) - September 3: Day 19 at Mono Creek I left Sallie Keys Lakes yesterday; rested, relaxed and ready to tackle Selden Pass. The soft pine-needled trail meandered along the lakeshore I’d called home for two nights, leading me north toward the pass. At just 10,880 feet, it was a relatively easy climb, through the now-familiar rocky - [Hanging out on top of Mt. Whitney](http://aloneonthejmt.com/hanging-out-on-top-of-mt-whitney/) - Spending a couple hours at Mt. Whitney summit - [Surviving Loneliness Solo-Hiking the John Muir Trail](http://aloneonthejmt.com/loneliness-is-not-lethal-i-survived/) - I survived my breakdown and the overwhelming loneliness of day 16 and took a zero day at Sallie Keys after my resupply at Muir Trail Ranch. Day 18: to Mono Creek. - [Day 16 on the JMT: Nowhere to Hide](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-16-on-the-jmt-nowhere-to-hide/) - Heading to resupply at Muir Trail Ranch and woke up at Piute Creek with my past blasting me. 16 Days alone out here is taking its emotional toll.. - [Shiny Happy People and the Gifts They Leave Behind](http://aloneonthejmt.com/shiny-happy-people-and-the-presents-they-leave-behind/) - Day 15 alone on the John Muir Trail Sapphire Lake from Evolution Basin to McClure Meadow heading toward my 2nd resupply at Muir Trail Ranch - [New Comment Notifier that Works!](http://aloneonthejmt.com/another-test/) - Dear faithful readers! I finally found a comment notifier that works. So from now on when you post a comment on one of my blogs you can sign up to get an email notification when I or someone else replies. I'm sorry this took so long. I didn't know it wasn't working until someone emailed - [How Can I Ever Go Back?](http://aloneonthejmt.com/how-can-i-ever-go-back/) - LeConte Canyon to Sapphire Lake in Evolution Valley on the John Muir Trail, via Muir Pass. - [Squirrel Tales and Gear Fails](http://aloneonthejmt.com/squirrel-tales-and-gear-fails/) - Day 5 on the John Muir Trail, JMT, troubles with my REI Flash 62 backpack, leaks in my camelback and more. - [ Day 10 – Rae Lakes Happy Zero Day!!!](http://aloneonthejmt.com/-day-10-rae-lakes-happy-zero-day/) - A day of rest from the John Muir Trail; a zero day at Rae Lakes on the Pacific Crest Trail. - [Mt. Whitney: The descent](http://aloneonthejmt.com/mt-whitney-the-descent/) - Day 4: 7:30 pm at CrabtreeMeadow BaseCamp I reluctantly peeled myself away from the top of the U.S. around 1:30 this afternoon and began my 7 1/2 mile hike back to camp. As I descended the rocky summit I immediately ran into familiar faces. First, Robert and Tim, two of the four guys from Arkansas I met early this - [Tyndall Creek to the Foot of Forester Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tyndall-creek-to-foresterpass/) - The hike between Tyndall Creek camp and Forester Pass, day 6 on the John Muir Trail. - [Day 1- CottonWood Pass to Chicken Spring Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/dayone-cottonwood-pass/) - Hiking NOBO from Horseshoe Meadow and Cottonwood Pass on the John Muir Trail - [Day 4 - Climbing Mt. Whitney](http://aloneonthejmt.com/climbing-mt-whitney/) - Day 4 on the JMT. I summit Mt. Whitney from Crabtree Meadow and Guitar Lake - [Reaching the JMT- Crabtree Meadow Basecamp](http://aloneonthejmt.com/reaching-the-jmt-crabtree-meadow-basecamp/) - Arrived at the Mt. Whitney basecamp of Upper Crabtree meadow and the John Muir Trail. Camp is bustling with excited hkers. - [Day 3: Sleepless nights and break ups](http://aloneonthejmt.com/day-3-sleepless-nights-and-break-ups/) - Day 3 on Soldier Lake on the Pacific Crest trail Hiking the John Muir Trail solo - [Day 2- Chicken Spring Lake to Soldier Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/26-2/) - Hiking the John Muir trail starting at Cottonwood pass, staying at Chicken Spring and Soldier Lakes - [T-1 Days - One More Day! (The Drive to Yosemite)](http://aloneonthejmt.com/drive-yosemite/) - Sunday August 16, 2015 6:30 am The day is finally here. Why am I not more excited? I want to feel exhilarated! And ecstatic!!! But instead I feel kind of sad and heavy. Oh, this must be that "fear" thing I hear others speak of! I miss Capone already and I'm worried about him. Dropping him off at Camp - [T-2 Days... What the Hell Was I Thinking?](http://aloneonthejmt.com/2-days-before-jmt/) - It's 2 days before I leave for my solo John Muir Trail backpacking trip and I'm freaking out! ## Pages - [Hiking the John Muir Trail Alone](http://aloneonthejmt.com/) - People are always asking why I hiked the John Muir Trail alone. The question causes me to stutter and stammer as I struggle to offer a neat and tidy answer. The fact is, there is no easy answer. It wasn't something I decided to do on a whim. I wasn't acting on impulse. And no, I'm not "Wild" - [John Muir Trail Gear List](http://aloneonthejmt.com/john-muir-trail-gear-list/) - A full list of the gear I used on the John Muir Trail. - [JMT Itinerary NOBO from Cottonwood Pass to Happy Isles](http://aloneonthejmt.com/nobo-jmt-itinerary-from-cottonwood-pass-to-happy-isle/) - 26 Day Itinerary on the John Muir Trail, North Bound from Cottonwood pass and Horseshoe Meadow - [Vegan Backpacking Menu](http://aloneonthejmt.com/vegan-backpacking-menu/) - Some of my favorite resources for vegan and dehydrating recipes for backpacking. My #1 go-to Vegan Cookbook: Clean Food by Terry Walters - I just made big batches of some of these recipes and threw them in my dehydrator. I will post specific recipes eventually. Online Resources: The No Meat Athlete - Lots of ## Categories - [Blogging the Journey](http://aloneonthejmt.com/category/blogging-the-journey/) ## Tags - [Solider Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/solider-lake/) - [PCT](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/pct/) - [insomnia](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/insomnia/) - [meteors](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/meteors/) - [new army pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/new-army-pass/) - [Rock Creek](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/rock-creek/) - [Mt Whitney](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/mt-whitney/) - [Crabtree Meadow](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/crabtree-meadow/) - [Guitar Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/guitar-lake/) - [Challenges](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/challenges/) - [Altitude](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/altitude/) - [People I met](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/people-i-met/) - [Gear](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/gear/) - [Tyndall Creek](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/tyndall-creek/) - [Trail Thoughts](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/trail-thoughts/) - [LNT](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/lnt/) - [Forrester Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/forrester-pass/) - [Bighorn Plateau](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/bighorn-plateau/) - [Wildfire Smoke](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/wildfire-smoke/) - [Forester Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/forester-pass/) - [bathing](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/bathing/) - [Kearsarge Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/kearsarge-pass/) - [Resupply](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/resupply/) - [Smoke](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/smoke/) - [Bullfrog Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/bullfrog-lake/) - [Onion Valley](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/onion-valley/) - [Civilization](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/civilization/) - [hitchhiking](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/hitchhiking/) - [Independence](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/independence/) - [rae lakes](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/rae-lakes/) - [zero day](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/zero-day/) - [Mather pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/mather-pass/) - [Pinchot Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/pinchot-pass/) - [diet](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/diet/) - [physical challenges](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/physical-challenges/) - [Le Conte Canyon](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/le-conte-canyon/) - [Trail friends](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/trail-friends/) - [Evolution Basin](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/evolution-basin/) - [Sapphire Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/sapphire-lake/) - [McClure meadow](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/mcclure-meadow/) - [Day Hikers](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/day-hikers/) - [Piute Creek](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/piute-creek/) - [Glenn Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/glenn-pass/) - [Personal](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/personal/) - [MTR](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/mtr/) - [Muir Trail Ranch](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/muir-trail-ranch/) - [Sallie Keys](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/sallie-keys/) - [Mono Creek](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/mono-creek/) - [Selden Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/selden-pass/) - [Cold](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/cold/) - [Weirdness](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/weirdness/) - [strange noises](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/strange-noises/) - [Silver Pass](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/silver-pass/) - [Tully Hole](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/tully-hole/) - [John Muir Wilderness](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/john-muir-wilderness/) - [Red's meadow](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/reds-meadow/) - [inyo national forest](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/inyo-national-forest/) - [Devils Pospile](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/devils-pospile/) - [Olaine Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/olaine-lake/) - [Agnew Meadows](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/agnew-meadows/) - [getting lost](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/getting-lost/) - [food](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/food/) - [Wild](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/wild/) - [Cheryl Strayed](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/cheryl-strayed/) - [Garnet Lake](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/garnet-lake/) - [banner peak](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/banner-peak/) - [day 22](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/day-22/) - [breaks](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/breaks/) - [reality](http://aloneonthejmt.com/tag/reality/)