I am making preparations to hike a first small leg of the trail in August. Leaving from the Tuolomne Meadows, we will hike up through Yosemite - the part of Yosemite that John Muir returns to in Steep Trails. I am reassured that snow packs will have melted and we will not lose the trail due to invisibility. A friend says to "stay on a trail, any trail, even if you later discover that it is an animal trail. Maybe you will reach a thicket of brush with a tunnel underneath. You can't go there, through the tunnel that is, but at least you know how to get back." In preparation for the hike, I have been walking up and down steep trails in my neighborhood, Mount Washington, with a fully packed backpack. My legs are getting strong, but today my knees do hurt.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Mount Washington Dr.
I am making preparations to hike a first small leg of the trail in August. Leaving from the Tuolomne Meadows, we will hike up through Yosemite - the part of Yosemite that John Muir returns to in Steep Trails. I am reassured that snow packs will have melted and we will not lose the trail due to invisibility. A friend says to "stay on a trail, any trail, even if you later discover that it is an animal trail. Maybe you will reach a thicket of brush with a tunnel underneath. You can't go there, through the tunnel that is, but at least you know how to get back." In preparation for the hike, I have been walking up and down steep trails in my neighborhood, Mount Washington, with a fully packed backpack. My legs are getting strong, but today my knees do hurt.
