3: And So It Begins... (JMT Day Zero Yosemite Valley Backpackers Camp)

Two besties, one long distance hike, hundreds of miles, zero idea of what we'd gotten ourselves into, and countless stories. Ah-ha moments, crashouts, and near death experiences from our time on the John Muir Trail. It's JMT day zero. We're packed (backpacks hovering at 75 pounds), permits and maps in hand, and we have to find our way to the backpackers camp in Yosemite. After watching a somewhat underwhelming "Great American" solar eclipse we wonder if the universe is trying to tell us something…. The Appalachian Trail — a marked, 2,190 mile long-distance hiking trail in the Eastern United States; from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin (Ka-Tah-Din), Maine Maiden Peak — A steep-sided shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon. Generally considered a challenging hike. Great for birding, hiking. Best time to visit is June-November W.A.G. bags — Waste Alleviation and Gelling Bag (WAG) bag is a disposable sanitation kit used to contain and pack out human waste from back country wilderness. Bear boxes — the metal food storage containers in campground specially designed to keep bears out. Get in touch! Email: [email protected] TikTok: @yitherandyonderpod Instagram: @yitheryonderpod Em: @EEKinthewild Nikki: @nikkioutside Threads: @yitheryonderpod YouTube: @yitheryonderpod Website: yitheryonderpod.com Want more content? Patreon yitheryonderpod Music: Intro Music: "Cottages" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Intro SFX: stages of happiness - childhood.wav by shadoWisp -- https://freesound.org/s/262744/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Last time on Music: "Goblin Tinker Soldier Spy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/