After moving through a majority of the Sierras and reaching the summit of Mt Whitney (the highest summit in the contiguous United States)

After moving through a majority of the Sierras and reaching the summit of Mt Whitney (the highest summit in the contiguous United States) I found my self in another dream location. Yosemite National Park, or often referred to as “The Valley”. As we approached the valley and arrived in Tuolumne Meadows which put us at about mile 950 of the @pacificcresttrail Mowgli who I was hiking with at the time, had a tooth abscess and it needed attention right away.

So we headed into the valley to get him some help and he ended up having to hitch out to another near by town to get it looked at and fixed eventually. In the mean time me and Driftwood were hanging in the valley waiting on my roommate Brian to arrive to hike the next section of trail with us. This allowed me the privilege to explore the area a bit and go on some hikes. What an amazing and magical place to be and a place I will never forget.

A highlight of my last year for sure. Eventually Mowgli showed back up, fixed and ready to go and off we went. Later I felt bad because we ended up hiking out of the valley and back to Tuolumne Meadows up the first part of The John Muir Trail. A notoriously difficult and steep hike, really putting my roommate to work on his first day of the trail. Welcome to the mountains I guess. (8/?)