by allysonshelden | Jul 27, 2014 | Hiking
Rosalie Lake to Red’s Meadow ResortPeeking my head outside the tent at 5:00am, I saw exactly what I was hoping for. Sun! Blue skies! As soon as we were both up and packing, I made sure to enthusiastically point this out to Omar. He seemed grateful for the sun as...
by allysonshelden | Jul 26, 2014 | Hiking
Island Pass to Rosalie LakeJust like the John Muir Trail has seemingly endless ups and downs, so, it seemed, did my health. When Omar walked over to make sure I was awake, I didn’t even want to move. As a nice way to put it, I felt horrid. We had a short day...
by allysonshelden | Jul 26, 2014 | Hiking
A brief interlude. The day before we started our hike, we had to get to Yosemite to pick up our wilderness permits. We were listening to the radio in the RV and heard snippets of Nico and Vinz ‘Am I Wrong’, and Omar decided this was going to be our theme...
by allysonshelden | Jul 26, 2014 | Hiking
Lyell Canyon to Island PassDonohue Pass. That name was going to dominate most of my day. Still feeling sick, and nervous about my asthma, the 11,056 foot pass was really going to test me. And, I felt, really represent my struggle so far, and my ability to get past it...
by allysonshelden | Jul 24, 2014 | Hiking
Sunrise Creek to Upper Cathedral Lake. 14.8 miles hiked. *note: if you start adding up the mileage, you’ll probably notice it’s more than what traditional JMT maps dictate. Omar had a GPS with him that always said 3-6 miles more than my original estimate....
by allysonshelden | Jul 24, 2014 | Hiking
Upper Cathedral Lake to Lyell CanyonAlthough I’m sure word of this plug will never reach them, I have to say, whoever invented the Buff…..genius. Right up there with sliced bread. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check them out here. Last...
by allysonshelden | Jul 24, 2014 | Hiking
Well, I’ve finally decided to give this whole blogging thing a try. Not really for anyone’s benefit other than my own, but hopefully keep at least one person mildly entertained by my trials and tribulations! What predicated this decision? I just finished...
by allysonshelden | Jul 24, 2014 | Hiking
Happy Isles (Yosemite Valley) Trailhead to somewhere along Sunrise Creek 14.5 miles hiked After over a year of anticipation, preparations, general butterflies and freaking out, my friend Omar and I started on the John Muir Trail. My dad was a huge help and dropped us...
