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Sticky Finding reports from John Ladd JMT Survey 15 #JMTsurvey
Where does one go to find the results of these annual surveys? I googled and couldn't find the data. Surely it's accessible (and not just on FB). Can someone point me to it? Thx.
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Sticky JMT Files and Links (curated by the moderators) hosted in a Google Drive Folder - please explore #file-notice
The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the [email protected] group. * /JMT Files and Links (curated by the moderators) hosted on Google Drive ( https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2fotO9uESMFZlNadHoxUUtnZHM?resourcekey=0-BY8Opzm5T4cT4TTkJiIJ_w&usp=sharing ) Ryan Rankin, Inga Aksamit and I, with help from some others, moved these old Yahoo file folders to a Google Drive folder shared with the Facebook groups and open to the public via any search engine. Ryan removed outdated and duplicate files and reorganized the remaining, selected files into a logical folder structure. This work was done several years ago and is working well. Find that folder at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2fotO9uESMFZlNadHoxUUtnZHM?resourcekey=0-BY8Opzm5T4cT4TTkJiIJ_w&usp=sharing It is a rich resource and I hope you will explore it.
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Sticky Sharing - 2023 Trip plans/itineraries, Packers, #Transportation, Bearcans, 3
Every year we prepare a series of Google Spreadsheets to: 1) List your trip plan/itinerary so other members can look for you - or you can look for them Links and instructions at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T0fjduY5sXx4ZLgjVG0luNf4Yw6ozfN7QchYX73EBns 2) Join with others to split the cost of a mule-supported resupply 3) Share transportation - cars, rentals, shuttle services 4) Share a bearcan 5) Swap cars before your start so you each find your car at the end of your hike Links and instructions at https://docs.google.com/document/d/16EXybMPtBc9MTrx_F8BavaYSK0SEsFL4bvLm3h_Sq98 You can either offer a resource or request one, e.g., offer a ride in your car or request one. These resources are shared across groups, so Facebook group members also participate. -- John Curran Ladd San Francisco, CA 415-648-9279
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Sticky Water Crossings in Y2023 19
There has been some group conversation about snow levels impacting the JMT this year, but I don't recall a lot of discussion about how water crossings will be affected. I thought the following comments from a close friend of mine might be of interest. From Russ Veenker, Ops Leader, Life Member, Mono County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, and 40+ year resident of June Lake. "This winter has broken the record book—both in long term low temps (single digits every night; high in the upper teens daytime) AND in amounts of snow. June Lake gets 5-7 feet in a normal winter. That leaves a post storm settling of 3-4 feet November-April. Currently [written February 28th, before the storms of the last two weeks hit] we have had a little over 16 feet here in town, settling down to 13 feet." "And now the most important thing: YES…Sierra water crossings this summer!! It gets real crazy in the back-country when we’ve had 200%+ winters. Spring runoff will not subside until after July 4th. A lot of the snow pack is not going to melt…and crossing inlet/outlets is EXTREMELY dangerous. I’ve recovered a lot of dead bodies of mountaineers/backpackers who punched through the snow into the creeks/streams at flood stage—swept away downstream under ice…then drowned. A couple of thoughts: Change dates…depart in mid-August if your schedule allows. Outlets/inlets more defined by then. Also, many folks get off-route/lost due to trails being covered by snow (particularly when crossing a high pass). If you don’t have a GPS with recharge solar panel, you must have paper topo maps and compass (so you can plot/triangulate position), and know how to use them. If we know where we are, we know the direction to head toward (applicable to both route finding and our spiritual lives!)." There are several resources that you can get to brush up on your water crossing skills. My "go to" has been the "NOLS WIlderness Guide." I'm sure our group members can recommend others.
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Sticky Consensus recommendation on alternate routes avoiding the bridge collapse over South Fork San Joaquin River 10 #Conditions #Maps #SideTrails
From Elizabeth Wenk, JMT guidebook author extraordinaire - see https://www.amazon.com/stores/Elizabeth-Wenk/author/B004R0TMBC Her basic recommendation -- that most JMT hikers should avoid the damaged South Fork San Joaquin bridge via Piute and Bishop Passes -- are in agreement with the most experienced nd well-informed hikers I know: Ned Tibbits, Inga Aksamit, Andrew Skurka I will pin this post and the discussion at the top of our home page (/g/JMT/topics) For our prior discussion of this topic, see message thread: /g/JMT/topic/major_bridge_outage_reported/98359250 For the discussion on Facebook, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/JohnMuirTrail/permalink/10159814410158981/ As everyone knows, the middle bridge along Goddard Canyon was damaged this past winter, likely due to heavy, lopsided snow on the bridge. (37.20319?N, 118.8009?W; mile 114.8 SOBO; 107.4 NOBO) The trees to either side of the bridge are identical to those in photos I took in 2021, so it is unlikely to have been an avalanche that caused the damage. The bridge is still well above the water and it is too early to know exactly what it will look like, but one handrail is clearly badly damaged. Until in-person assessments are made, we have to assume bypasses will be required and lots of suggestions are swirling around the internet – including several I’ve made. I’ve pulled together and edited all the bits and pieces I’ve posted across multiple sites. Remember as well, that you can use your permit to simply do an out-and-back trip along a piece of the JMT, avoiding the bridge altogether. And thank you to Inga Aksamit, John Ladd, and the John Muir Trail Wilderness Conservancy for encouraging me to post this. A. RECOMMENDED ROUTE Bishop Pass /Piute Pass (JMT in LeConte Canyon to JMT at Piute Bridge/Piute Pass junction) This is the recommended route for most JMT hikers. The only option to remain entirely on a well-maintained trail is to use Bishop Pass to South Lake and North Lake to Piute Pass to bypass the JMT from LeConte Canyon to the Piute Pass junction. As of this writing (late April 2023), your Wilderness Permit is invalidated if you leave at one trailhead and re-enter at a different trailhead. Hopefully an exemption will be made for this regulation this year, explicitly for this detour. This detour is described (with annotated elevation profiles) on 266-269 of the John Muir Trail: The Essential Guide to Hiking America's Most Famous Trail (Wilderness Press; 6th edition); there are elevation profiles on page 96-97 of the accompanying JMT Data Book (2nd edition) Distance/elevation bypassed along JMT for this section: 26.7 trail miles and +3,000/-4,000 feet. Distance/elevation of route: 29.2 trail miles + 12.0 road miles (easy to hitch); trail section is +6,190/-6,390 feet; road section is -1,900/+1,300 feet. Creek crossings: On the Bishop Pass Trail: the one water crossing of the Dusy Branch can be deep and intimidating; the higher crossing is on a bridge; on the northeast side of the pass, many small creeks need to be waded, but none should be dangerous. On the Piute Pass Trail: those on the east side have logs/bridges;on the west side, French Canyon creek is broad with multiple channels. It will be a wade, but I don’t think ever impassable; the two Pinnacles Creeks might be tricky and should be crossed early in the day. B. NON-ADVISED ROUTES THAT ARE PLAUSIBLE FOR EXPERIENCED OFF-TRAIL HIKERS Lamarck Col/Piute Pass (JMT at the north end of Evolution Basin to JMT at Piute Bridge/Piute Pass jct) For experienced cross-country hikers, this is the easiest of the off-trail routes, with a use trail along much of the distance, but this summer there will be snow cover through July – or beyond. It has the attraction that you miss much less of the JMT, but it takes you over a high pass. It has the advantage that you never leave Wilderness, if that is necessitated. There are only two “sketchy” sections. The first is a stretch along the second highest Darwin Canyon Lake where you cross mid-large boulders right at the water’s edge; thes
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Happy Holidays, oops
Go figure, I thought I was in the Yosemitehikes club obviously! I'll repost there so you can disregard this one...duh.<br>Dee
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The JMT- Truly amazing!
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Great Idea
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Had to Join
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This is Nirvana..... right?
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A good start!
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1999 JMT Plans
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JMT plans
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Pack & Tent Vendors in Bay Area?
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Where to find gear
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A favorite campsite
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Campsite
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Camp N of Forester Pass
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Other Favorite Obscure Campsites
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high Forester camp
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