Fishing the JMT 2018
Day 1 – July 31, 2018
Horseshoe Lake to Johnston Meadow (via Mammoth Pass & Devil’s Postpile)
Starting at Horseshoe Lake in the Mammoth Lakes Basin after a free trolley ride from Mammoth Lakes, day 1 takes me over Mammoth Pass and through Red’s Meadow and Devil’s Postpile on my way to Johnston Meadow. I cross the Middle Fork of the Kings River and camp on the south side of Minaret Creek after a casual first day on the trail.
After hiking on the John Muir Trail over a 3 year span since 2015, I decided to go back to a favorite area of the trail to fish in some of the trout-rich alpine lakes and streams. I also was back to close an 11.5 mile gap that I bypassed in 2015, completing the section between Shadow Lake and Red’s Meadow. The plan was to hike for 6 days from Mammoth Lakes to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, but the wildfire smoke greatly increased on day 2 and I made the decision to exit the trail on day 3 at Shadow Lake. I took advantage of the next 3 days by hiking into local lakes just above Mammoth and still getting a chance to fish for the rest of my time off.
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