jmt segment

i hiked ~130 mile segment of the jmt!  it was beautiful, and i felt great. some highlights:

- wildflowers and butterflies and bumblebees everywhere! saw a couple of combinations that are planted in our backyard -- leopard lily + meadow rue and  sedges among granite.

- fabulous camping and dips at a couple of gorgeous lakes.

- traversing 7 mountain passes and looking down at stunning views.

- interesting hikers -- sports psychologists studying women pct hikers, retirees, teachers, and a lot of people in their mid-twenties.

- a couple of scary evening thunderstorms. the lightening would light up the entire tent, then the thunder would echo through the valley.

- gear started to break including shoes, tent poles, and tears in lots of fabrics.

where i ended up every night:

7-13 | devil's postpile to deer creek | 6m

7-14 | tully's hole | 11.9m

7-15 | quail meadow | 11m

7-16 | lake marie | 12.9m

7-17 | piute creek | 10.2m

7-18 | sapphire lake | 12.6m

7-19 | middle fork jct. | 15.4m

7-20 | upper basin | 11.8m

7-21 | woods creek | 15.7m

7-22 | rae lakes | 6.2m

7-23 | onion valley | 12.5m