Our bags are
packed. We’re ready to go. I’ve dreamed of hiking a long trail with my
kids for years, and now we’re actually doing it!
Thursday
morning we’ll wake up in Yosemite Valley, eat as much hot breakfast as we can
stuff in our bodies, and then lug our heavy packs to the Happy Isles Trailhead. From there, it’s one foot in front of the
other for 30 days, passing through some of the most spectacular wilderness in
the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
I think the
kids are ready. They’re excited… and
nervous, which is what you’d expect. I’m
excited and nervous too. I’m sure there
will be days when it feels like a struggle for them, but we plan to take our
time and keep it fun. The boys have
their own cameras and journals. They’ve
got ropes and a step-by-step knot guide.
They’ve got a star chart, a great field guide for identifying critters, little
knives for whittling… and, of course, they’ve got a great big, beautiful world
to explore.
Please send
us good vibes! When we return, I will
share a series of posts containing pictures and journal entries from our
trip. Check back for that in September.
To read more
about what we’re doing and why check out this past post.
To learn
more about the John Muir Trail check out this link.
Jason
Kapchinske is the author of Coyote Summer.
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