[pct-l] hiking the John Muir Trail

[dave encisco]

Ah Jeff, well then maybe you have hiked one of the more spectacular portions of the original JMT that was rerouted in the 30's over Mather Pass. The old JMT over Cartridge Pass and down into the beautiful Lake Basin is not to be missed. The reroute has allowed the intrepid hikers the rewards of having one of the great peak bagging and dotted lake basins to themselves. I guess in retrospect the reroute over the dusty barren Mather Pass was a wise idea. It preserved yet another one of the more spectacular areas along the JMT, because as I've experienced it: the best of the JMT is the stuff off of the JMT. The JMT is just a means to get there.

Dave

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I've hike the JMT, or parts of it, off and on since the late 1960s.