[pct-l] FOOD--Between Whitney and Muir Trail Ranch

[Edward Anderson]

When I solo hiked the Muir Trail way back in 1957, I went from Whitney Portal to Tuolumne Meadows without a resupply.  I was a "Heavy Trucker" - my pack weight, at the start, carried in my old Kelty Pack, was probably around 65 pounds. I brought no tent or stove. In those days I always cooked over a wood fire. My trail diet included lots of trout and some wild plants that I was familiar with. I took my time - I think that it took 18 days. There were very few hikers on the JMT at that time. I never saw a bear in the high country.
 
So, in 2012 I rode the JMT, starting from Horseshoe Meadows. I resupplied twice, at Cedar Grove and at the Vermillion Valley Resort. There were many hikers. I think I passed at least 400 heading south. I saw four bears. Had no bear problems.
 
MendoRider-Hiker
 

________________________________
 From: James Stringer <jimstringercontracting at yahoo.com>
To: PCT Forum <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 7:08 PM
Subject: [pct-l] FOOD--Between Whitney and Muir Trail Ranch
  
Whether going from Cottonwood or Whitney north to Muir Trail Ranch or vise versa (which I'll be doing JMT), there is no food cache in between that I know of, unless you go down into Independence.  Don't wanna do that.  Any of you out there go that distance with any problems with (lack of) food? Seems to me, I would have to carry close to 20 pounds of food, which could be another problem.
 
-Stringer
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