Sleeping With Llamas and Popping Pills on the John Muir Trail
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 08.25.06 | 7:16 AM ET
Four teams of Fresno Bee writers and reporters are currently teaming up to hike the entire length of California’s John Muir Trail, and the paper has put together a multimedia presentation of their journey. Why the John Muir Trail, other than it’s in the Bee’s backyard? “It’s a 211-mile walk on the West Coast’s rooftop,” writes Diana Marcum, who hiked the first of four legs. “But it’s more than a footpath. There are routes in this world that connect more than places. The Orient Express, Route 66, the Appalachian Trail—all hold the stories of those who went before and the daydreams of those who want to follow. They hold, in short, the promise of a quest.” Mark Grossi and Mark Crosse are currently on the trail, and, like everyone on the team, they’re telling their story in real time with video, photos and a team weblog. Thanks for the tip, Jason.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
