Chasing Gazelles: Hiking the 211 mile John Muir Trail from Happy Isles, Yosemite Valley to Mt Whitney, at 14,505 elevation the highest point in the lower 48.
Day 9: Now that's a log jam! Rather than wade the river, we hiked up stream to a log jam then bushwacked until we found the trail. Muir Trail Ranch 7700 > Sapphire Lake 10966 (17.5 miles).