John Muir Trail Journal Day2

I did 211 mile (340 km) John Muir Trail thru-hike in July, 2014, by myself.

JMT hike is memorable and life-time accomplishment.
Every night during JMT, I wrote journal. I will share them. 

 

John Muir Trail Journal Day2

 

Near Sunrise

 

Because I didn't eat anything last night, I ate porridge for breakfast.

Today started with a steep switchback to Sunrise Camp.
After that, it was downhill to the Tuolumne Meadows. 

I had a side trip to Cathedral Lake. It was beautiful. Cathedral Peak in the back of the lake was so cool.

Cathedral Lake

 

 

Downhill was kind of hectic. Then I stopped by a general store at Tuolumne and bought a small size fuel, ice cream, and orange. 

Ice cream might be cheating when backpacking, but it was the only chance to have it all the way.

I camped at Tuolumne Meadow backpackers' campground. It was fully occupied, so I asked to share the site. The site was already used by two parties. One was a couple from Canada. They were French Canadian JMT hikers who were in their 60's. They were so nice. Someday I want to backpack like them. They have been to Hokkaido for camping. The other was a solo female JMT hiker. She was also very nice, she had a month off and doing JMT. She was glad to see a fellow solo female hiker. I was encouraged by meeting another solo female hiker.

I like to interact with nice hikers. It is weird that I can talk with them like I'm their friend. 

One of the best part of hiking is that I get to enjoy sharing my experience with other hikers on the trail. 

I found myself feeling happy just talking with people, which has never happened in my daily life.