I just spent the last couple days at Lake Merced, which was half frozen, but I was amazed to see what looked like from a distance of a couple hundred feet a river otter swimming around. I google searched, but can't find any evidence online that otters are in Lake Merced. Anyone else seen any otters in Yosemite? -Nickby nzigler - General Discussion
<HTML>Hey William, I went North to South, which I recommend doing because the Whitney end is much harder, and it's nice to end up on top. I didn't rest any days, but I was also in a hurry. I wish I had more time to rest in some of the places and read a book and relax (wash). I had to hurry from VVR to Whitney since I wasn't going to fill up on food again. It's not easy to get food betweby nzigler - General Discussion
<HTML>Hey William, I remembered after my post that I got my dates wrong. I left JUNE 20th, which changes my recommendation for this year to the beginning of July as being an early starting date. I did have some blister problems starting about day 3 up until the end. Bring moleskin, duct tape, and some neosporin. I finished in 19 days, which is slow for PCT'ers and fast for JMT'ers. Thby nzigler - General Discussion
<HTML>Jaimie, I hiked the JMT last year, and left around about May 20th, which was fine. I hit a little snow over Donahue Pass, and quite a bit over Muir Pass. It is much snowier this year, so I wouldn't start before mid-June, unless you don't mind walking through lots of snow, especially at Muir pass. Also, bring rain gear cause there's thunderstorms almost daily, and send yourself a pby nzigler - General Discussion