The John Muir Trail follows the crest of the Sierra Nevada through the most impressive stretch of this extensive range. The trail is named for the legendary 19th-century naturalist John Muir, who helped explore this formerly trackless wilderness and raised a resounding voice for its conservation. Beginning in Yosemite National Park and finishing on Mount Whitney, the 210-mile thru-hike is revered for epic scenery and sublime solitude among alpine peaks and basins that are hard to reach any other