Music and Magic! - A John Muir Trail Film [2022 Thru Hike]

A beautiful trip thru the Sierra from Mt. Whitney to Yosemite with funny moments, nostalgia, marmots, bears(?), and some surprises!
The best moments of a solo backpacking trip on the John Muir Trail (JMT) from Horseshoe Meadows and Mount Whitney to Yosemite Valley, with music on classical guitar and some surprises! The JMT follows the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Kennedy Meadows to Mammoth, and from Thousand Island Lake to Tuolumne Meadows.
This video highlights some of the best moments of a solo backpacking hike on the John Muir Trail (JMT) from Horseshoe Meadows to Happy Isles, Yosemite. I’ve put some humor and fun in the movie (at least I think the bits are funny 😆).
The hike was completed northbound (NOBO) over 18 hiking days from 8/23 - 9/10 in 2022. Daily hiking distance ranged from 8 to 21 miles per day with average of about 13 miles, and resupplies at Muir Trail Ranch and Mammoth Lakes.
The climb up Mt. Whitney on day three provides a demonstration of why it’s often a good idea to get to the summit before noon… which I did not (sketchy hailstorm).
The trip was sentimental for me as I’d been on parts of the JMT years ago as a teenager and with my children as a young father.
What an amazing trip! So many great new trail friends, emotional moments, hard work, wildlife (our horizontal brothers and sisters as John Muir referred to them) and just brutal beauty.
The juxtaposition of solitude and camaraderie stood out. You can set up camp alone and be accepting and enjoying that, but then someone arrives in camp at the end of a long day, and the joy of being near new friends for the night makes your heart leap (in a good way)! We need each other.
I play guitar for three segments of the movie… links below for those videos.
Home by Anrdrew York • “Home” by Andrew York ...
Dreams by Nathan Mills • “Dreams” by Nathan Mil...
La Catedral by Agustin Barrios • “La Catedral (Preludio... ntt
I hope you love this movie. Please feel free to leave comments.
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Thanks!
Bill