Pacific Crest Trail, Thru Hiking

Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike: The High Sierra – Part 2

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Grand landscape before Forester Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Sweeping Meadows on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
The Southern Sierra Nevada: Kennedy Meadows to Sonora Pass Part 2
On Mather Pass looking towards the next bit of land to be conquered. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Evolution Basin on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
After Forrester Pass, the trail descends into Kings Canyon. To this day, I have never had a more enjoyable hiking day in my entire life. A well constructed path. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Mountain Stream on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail.
Playing in the snow under Forrester Pass while filtering water.
The Gang on Forester Pass
Muir Hut on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail.
Follow the Path on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
The wide open splendor of the High Sierra on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Climbing the southern side of Muir Pass. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Kings Canyon (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Approaching Forrester Pass (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Sky pond (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Climbing Muir Pass (CRED: Nicole Frias)
On top of Forrester Pass looking back. (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Steps in the Snow (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Stone Steps (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Tuolumne Meadows (CRED: Nicole Frias)
North of Sonora Pass, approaching Tahoe
The Southern Sierra Nevada: Kennedy Meadows to Sonora Pass Part 1
Signs in the forest
Granite steps up Mt. Whitney (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Shake Shake Shake Sonora
The John Muir Wilderness
Walking through the Sierra
Sunset on Evolution Lake
When lake water can be white. South of Yosemite
Tuolumne Meadows (CRED: Nicole Frias)
Lyell Canyon and the PCT/JMT.
Making Progress. Stopping in to Vermillion Valley Resort
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Devin (trail name Darwin) is 26 years old, the founder of Travel and Trail, and is devoted to adventure and pushing his limits, both mentally and physically. Devin attended New York University, studying Media, Marketing, and Communications, and played as the starting center on the Men's Basketball team. After graduating in 2013, Devin used his new found freedom to hike, climb, paddle, and travel around the world. So far he has traveled to 35 countries on five continents, spent three consecutive months in the Patagonian wild, Thru Hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, and Thru Hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.

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