Thursday, August 9th, 2007...9:43 pm
Sierra Crossing: Tom Stienstra’s Adventure - Part 3
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(08-07) 04:00 PDT Junction Meadow, Kern River Canyon — It was a crisp 38 degrees at dawn. I filled my water bottle at Whitney Creek, and then heard a buzz. I turned to my left and looked up, and a hummingbird was eyeing me from three feet. It hovered, facing me, as if asking, “What are you doing way out here?”
The answer is that we planned to break off the John Muir Trail today and head down into the Kern Canyon, perhaps the most remote river canyon in the Lower 48.
The adventure continues here.
Be light. Be safe. Be one with the pack.
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