Here we go!!!

Tomorrow (/tonight) we drive up to Arnold to stay with the folks. Saturday Liana, Robb and I drive into Yosemite to park their car in Tuolumne Meadows, leave my food stash somewhere safe(!!), and pick up the permit. And Sunday, we hike!

Here's the planned itinerary. The total mileage doesn't quite add up; I seem to be about 3 to 5 miles short, but that shouldn't be a problem (unless I'm off by 5 miles on one day). Lots of climbing in that last week...

Sunday, Aug. 10: Happy Isles to Illilouette Basin. I'll have to ask the rangers where exactly we're supposed to camp because I'm not sure (supposedly it's pretty obvious). I'll also have to figure out how to pronounce Illilouette. 6-7 miles. ~2,000 ft elevation gain.

Monday, Aug. 11: Camp somewhere between the Merced Lake trail junction and Sunrise High Sierra Camp. 9-10 miles. ~2,000 ft gain.

Tuesday, Aug. 12: Cathedral Lake. 8 miles. ~1,000 ft gain.

Wednesday, Aug. 13: I drop Liana and Robb at Tuolumne Meadows (3 miles). Camp around the Evelyn Lake trail junction. 11-12 miles total for me. ~0 ft.

Thursday, Aug. 14: Donohue Pass, 11,060 ft. Camp at Marie Lakes trail. 9 miles. ~2,200 ft gain.

Friday, Aug. 15: Island Pass, 10,205 ft. Camp at Trinity Lakes trail.  14 miles. ~500 ft gain, ~1,000 ft loss.

Saturday, Aug. 16: Resupply! I should hit the Red's Meadow store midday. I'll hopefully have lunch there and pick up my resupply. Then camp around the Deer Creek crossing (I've read that Deer Creek can sometimes run dry, so I may have to camp a mile or two before or after). 12 miles. ~1,300 ft loss, ~1,500 ft gain.

Sunday, Aug. 17: Virginia Lake! 11 miles. ~1,400 gain.

Monday, Aug. 18: Silver Pass, 10,750 ft. Camp at the Edison Lake trail. 13-14 miles. ~1,600 ft gain, ~3,000 ft loss.

Tuesday, Aug. 19: Bear Ridge! Camp at Three Island Lake trail. 11 miles. ~2,100 ft gain.

Wednesday, Aug. 20: Selden Pass, 10,890 ft. Camp near the trail that cuts off from the JMT to go to Muir Trail Ranch. But I probably won't get my resupply until the next morning. 10 miles. ~900 ft gain. ~3,000 ft loss.

Thursday, Aug. 21: Resupply! Also, this will be my first step on the section of the JMT I've never been on before (into King's Canyon). Yee! Camp in McClure Meadow. 10 miles. ~2,000 ft gain.

Friday, Aug. 22: Muir Pass, 11,980 ft. Camp at Starr Camp. I don't know much about this place. 14 miles. ~2,400 ft gain. ~1,500 ft loss.

Saturday, Aug. 23: Deer Meadow. 13 miles. ~1,400 ft loss.

Sunday, Aug. 24: Mather Pass, 12,100 ft. My spreadsheet tells me I'm camping near a crossing of the Main South Fork Kings (river). 12 miles. ~3,300 ft gain. ~1,200 ft loss.

Monday, Aug. 25: Pinochet Pass, 12,130 ft. Woods Creek. 12 miles.~2,100 ft gain. ~2,700 ft loss.

Tuesday: Aug. 26: Michael!! He joins me from Onion Valley after crossing Kearsarge Pass. I have Glen Pass, 11,940 ft. We'll probably camp at either Charlotte Lake or a little further south, depending on when we meet up. 14 miles. ~3,500 ft gain. ~1,200 ft loss.

Wednesday, Aug. 27: Forrester Pass, 13,100 ft. Camp at Lake South America trail. 14 miles. ~3,600 ft gain. ~2,000 ft loss.

Thursday, Aug. 28: Crabtree Meadow. 9 miles. ~0 ft.

Friday, Aug. 29: Whitney!! We should get to the top around midday. We'll decide then if we want to try to camp out on top, or make our way down to Trail Camp for the night. 12 miles if we do Trail Camp. ~3,800 ft gain.

Saturday, Aug. 30: DONE! 6 miles. Lots and lots of downhill.