After 18 days on the John Muir Trail, I stood on Mount Whitney, the tallest point in the contiguous United States. My 16-month stretch of being unemployed and homeless on some of America's great trails came to an end. Actually, I don't like that word, "end.” It suggests that I'm going back to the way things were. I don’t think that is possible anymore. I think I’ll just take some time off to work.

That's how much my life has changed since I decided to hike the Appalachian Trail last year, I just used, "Time off," to refer to the time when I'm working.

Hitchcock Lake	Guitar Lake
Whitney Junction	Heading Up Mount Whitney
Hiking to Mount Whitney	Nearing the Whitney Summit
Ranger's Station on Mount Whitney Summit	From the Whitney Summit

Near the Whitney Summit

Whitney Summit Sign