Tag Archives: Cottonwood Pass

John Muir Trail Northbound Section 1 – Horseshoe Meadow to Onion Valley (Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA)

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Note: This is the second in a series of five posts describing the John Muir Trail (JMT), a scintillating, multi-week hike through California’s Sierra Nevada that extends more than 200 miles from Yosemite National Park in the north to Mount … Continue reading →

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John Muir Trail Preparation & Logistics

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Note: This is the first in a series of five posts describing the John Muir Trail (JMT), a scintillating, multi-week hike through California’s Sierra Nevada that extends more than 200 miles from Yosemite National Park in the north to Mount … Continue reading →

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Lost Lake Trail (San Isabel National Forest, CO)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Lost Lake is a stunning, turquoise-green tarn in the shadow of the Continental Divide in central Colorado. Continue reading →

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Ptarmigan Lake Trail (San Isabel National Forest, CO)

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Moderate out-and-back hike to Ptarmigan Lake, high in the Collegiate Peaks above Buena Vista, Colorado. Continue reading →

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