JMT Logistics (Summer 2021)
Tune in as Jester shares with us what she is calling her John Muir Trail Logistics. Jester shares her process of gathering information for the JMT Permit Process, JMT Hiking Itineraries, Maps, Apps, Bear Canisters and Food Re-Supply. Jester also reminds us to follow the first principal of Leave No Trace which is to Plan ahead and Prepare!
JMT Permit Process:
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/jmtfaq.htm
JMT Rolling Lottery Application:
https://yosemite.org/jmt-rolling-lottery-application/
Yosemite Full Trailhead Report:
https://yosemite.org/wildtrails/report
Bearfoot Theory:
https://bearfoottheory.com/john-muir-trail-permit/
She Dreams of Alpine:
https://www.shedreamsofalpine.com/blog/john-muir-trail-permits
Follow Bigfoot - Everything you need to know about a JMT Permit:
https://youtu.be/NHnNyxrKEhs
Eric The Black's (Pocket Atlas, Itinerary):
https://blackwoodspress.com/blog/
Guthook (JMT App Download): https://atlasguides.com/john-muir-trail-map/
Pacific Crest Trail Association: https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/john-muir-trail/
Bearfoot Theory: https://bearfoottheory.com/john-muir-trail-maps-books-resources/
Andrew Skurka - Bear Canister Comparison:
https://andrewskurka.com/food-bear-canisters-guide-approved-volume-cost/
Bear Canisters:
BV500 - https://bearvault.com/product/bv500/
Wild Ideas (Weekender) - https://www.wild-ideas.net/weekender/
JMT Resupply:
Red's Meadows - https://www.redsmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PackagePickUp.pdf
Muir Trail Ranch - http://www.muirtrailranch.com/resupply.html
Mule Re-Supply - Sequoia Kings Pack Trains or Pine Creek Pack Outfit. Email: bernerspack@yahoo.com
Leave No Trace Principles:
https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/
Thanks for listening and Happy Section Hiking!
Kris "Sherpa" Fowler:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BringKrisFowlerHome
Fowler-O'Sullivan Foundation:
https://www.fofound.org/
Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/
Website: https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/
"Jester" Reference Tools, Gear Lists, Hiking Resume and more:
https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker
Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/