A 240+ mile solo northbound thru hike of the John Muir Trail from 20AUG 2015 starting at Cottonwood Pass trailhead in Horseshoe Meadow and ending 11SEPT at Happy Isles trailhead in Yosemite National Park.

Acoustic guitar theme: coleseymour.com
Muir Pass music:
Drone in D by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Here is a link to my route with marked campsites: http://caltopo.com/m/5401

Here's where you apply for the NOBO permit (as of JAN 2021): https://www.recreation.gov/permits/23...

Here is my 21day Permit Detail with the selections I made for daily campsite estimates.
I pretty much followed this itinerary.

• Permit #: xxxxxxxx
• Status: Issued
• Permit Type: Overnight
• Group Size: 1
• Commercial Guided Trip?: NO
• Facility: Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permits
• Entrance: Cottonwood Pass PCT GT60
• Entry Date: Thu Aug 20 2015
• Exit Point: Happy Isles Yosemite Valley (Exit Only Yosemite N.P.) YOS1
• Exit Date: Fri Sep 11 2015

• Trip Itinerary:

Thu Aug 20 2015: SEKI Rock Creek (84)
Fri Aug 21 2015: SEKI Crabtree (83)
Sat Aug 22 2015: SEKI Crabtree (83)
Sun Aug 23 2015: SEKI Tyndall Creek (80)
Mon Aug 24 2015: SEKI Center Basin (65)
Tue Aug 25 2015: SEKI Twin Lakes (56)
Wed Aug 26 2015: SEKI Twin Lakes (56)
Thu Aug 27 2015: SEKI LeConte Canyon (39)
Fri Aug 28 2015: SEKI LeConte Canyon (39)
Sat Aug 29 2015: SEKI McClure Meadow (33)
Sun Aug 30 2015: Senger Creek JMT Sallie Keys near Florence Lake
Mon Aug 31 2015: Bear Creek Meadows, Upper JMT (Lake Edison)
Tue Sep 01 2015: Quail Meadows JMT (Lake Edison)
Wed Sep 02 2015: Virginia, Lake JMT (Duck Pass)
Thu Sep 03 2015: Crater Meadow (JMT South of Devils Postpile)
Fri Sep 04 2015: Crater Meadow (JMT South of Devils Postpile)
Sat Sep 05 2015: Garnet Lake JMT Thousand Island Lake
Sun Sep 06 2015: Garnet Lake JMT Thousand Island Lake
Mon Sep 07 2015: Yosemite Tuolmne Meadows/Lyell Canyon
Tue Sep 08 2015: Yosemite Tuolmne Meadows/Lyell Canyon
Wed Sep 09 2015: Yosemite Cathedral Lakes
Thu Sep 10 2015: Yosemite John Muir Trail Little Yosemite

• Group Size: 1 (Adult/Child 1)
• Travel Method: Foot
• Permit Issuing Station: Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center