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“High Sierra” is a reflection on time in the wild on a through-hike of America’s premier hiking trail, the John Muir Trail. Starting in Yosemite National Park the trail continues over 200 miles through the Ansel Adams Wilderness, the John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, and ends at the highest peak in continental United States, Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft.

Our words and music are inspired by the trail, time in the wild, and the life and writings of John Muir.

“Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature’s darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.” – John Muir