Lean food rations waterproof boots and a map are some of the essentials carried by hikers on the John Muir Trail The John Muir Trail is a -mile path in the western United States that winds across creeks around lakes and woods and up and over mountains encompassing feet of elevation gain Because traversing this trail takes about three weeks carrying the right amount of supplies is critical Too much and you will run out of strength to carry it all too little and you won rsquo t have what you need for the journey nbsp Finishing well on our [... more]