Hi folks -- (I'm a member of the same group as travelpro2277). We're coming in from Wisconsin. We've got the kit for low temperatures (we regularly do winter camping here in WI), but would prefer to avoid having to bring our 4-season bags if possible (they take up so much space). As tp2277 says, we're not set on the JMT or on Yosemite; good hiking out west is what we're after. But we wouby aardpig - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra