John Muir Trail

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John Muir Trail by Mind Map: John Muir Trail

1. gear

1.1. First Aid/personals

1.1.1. DIY single use antibiotic packets

1.1.2. Lightweight First Aid

1.2. stores

1.2.1. REI

1.2.2. HikeLight.com

1.2.3. A16

1.2.4. ProLite

1.2.5. Ursack

1.2.6. Zpack

1.3. tips

1.3.1. weight reducing tips

1.4. clothes

1.4.1. ultragam gaiters

1.4.2. antigravity gear jacket

1.4.3. rain jacket

1.4.3.1. Frogg Toggs

1.4.3.2. Gatewood Cape

1.4.3.3. LightHeart

1.4.3.4. zpacks

1.4.3.4.1. poncho

1.4.3.4.2. jacket

1.4.3.5. AntiGravityGear

1.5. gear Planner Eric the Black)

1.6. solo tents

1.6.1. Tarptent

1.6.2. zpacks

1.6.3. Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1

1.6.4. Big Agnes Fly Creek

1.6.5. Lightheart

1.6.6. Six Moon

1.6.7. tyvek footprint

1.7. pack

1.7.1. ULA Circuit

1.7.2. REI Flash 58 (Women's)

1.7.3. Elemental Horizons Kalais

1.7.4. zpacks

1.8. Jodi's electronics

1.8.1. iPhone 6

1.8.1.1. tips for phone battery (guthook)

1.8.1.2. apps

1.8.1.2.1. John Muir Trail Hiker

1.8.1.2.2. inReach app

1.8.1.2.3. Kindle (preload books)

1.8.1.2.4. iTunes (preload music playlists, podcasts)

1.8.1.2.5. NPS Yosemite

1.8.2. deLorme inReach

1.8.3. Levin Solar Charger 12000mAh

2. food

2.1. pre-packaged

2.1.1. Mountain House

2.1.2. Packit Gourmet

2.1.3. Harmony House

2.1.4. MaryJanesFarm

2.1.5. travel size stuff

2.1.6. Good-to-go

2.2. recipes/ideas

2.2.1. Trail Cooking

2.2.1.1. Mocha Shake

2.2.1.2. Fruit Protien Smoothie

2.2.2. Meals on the Go

2.2.3. Opsak

2.2.4. Dirty Gourmet

2.2.5. Trail Recipes

2.2.6. Backpacking Chef

2.2.6.1. vegie stew

2.2.6.2. menu

2.2.7. bearfoot

2.2.8. Thru Eat

3. Getting Started

3.1. John Muir Trail: The Essential Guide to Hiking America's Most Famous Trail

3.2. Mile... Mile and a Half

3.3. Groups

3.3.1. JMT Yahoo Group!

3.3.1.1. 2014 southbound trip plans

3.3.1.2. slide show!

3.3.2. Pacific Crest Trail Association

3.3.3. Ladies of the JMT

3.3.4. blogs

3.3.4.1. Brian's Backpacking Blog

3.3.4.2. Eric the Black

3.3.4.3. fordsbasement

3.3.4.4. Trail to Summit

3.3.4.5. Day-byDay SocialHiker

3.3.4.6. Section Hiker

3.3.5. johnmuirtrail.org

3.4. elevation profiles

3.4.1. The Trail (Muir Project)

3.4.2. LostHillsGuy

3.5. overview

3.5.1. Overview - Socalhiker.net

3.5.2. Ron Pepper’s John Muir Trail web site

3.5.3. WikiHow

3.6. training

3.6.1. training

3.6.2. IT band fix - strengthen Gluteus Medius

3.7. acclimatization

4. interested hikers

4.1. Illilouette

4.1.1. Matt Reed

4.1.2. Matt's Friend

4.1.3. Briana (Matt's GF)

4.2. LYV

4.2.1. Kari W. (Yosemite to Red's)

4.2.2. Bill W

4.2.3. Jodi

4.2.4. Katie

4.2.5. Terrie

4.2.6. Jeff (Yosemite to Red's)

5. itineraries

5.1. Jodi's itinerary

5.2. Craig's PCT Itinerary Planner (from Bill)

5.3. Elizabeth Wenk campsite spreadsheet

6. planning

6.1. Resupply

6.1.1. nice profile showing typical sections for resupply (socalhiker.net)

6.1.2. Tuolumne Meadows

6.1.3. Red's Meadow

6.1.4. Vermillion

6.1.5. Muir Trail Resupply

6.1.6. Bishop Pass

6.1.7. Kearsarge Pass

6.1.7.1. Mt. Williamson Motel

6.1.7.2. cost sharing for packers

6.1.8. resupply tips

6.1.8.1. Resupply Packages for the John Muir Trail

6.1.8.2. PCTA resupply info

6.1.8.3. backpack45

6.2. Permits - get exactly 26 weeks before trip

6.2.1. PCTA has useful in, including exact day to apply and link to list of full trailheads

6.2.2. how to reserve with links to fax form

6.3. alternate short trip

6.3.1. Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne (30 miles)

7. transportation

7.1. There is no "shuttle". You could hitch hike into Lone Pine, catch the ESTA to Mammoth and then pick up the YARTS into YV. Depending on times the buses it will probably take you more than a day in travel time. Www.yarts.com Www.estransit.com

8. National Park resources

8.1. maps