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“Wander a whole summer if you can. Time will not be taken from the sum of life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal.” — John Muir

Anyone with a healthy amount of time that is looking for a new trail to backpack might want to watch the video above. It’s the trailer to an unfinished documentary called Mile … Mile and a Half, about a group that backpacks the roughly 215-mile John Muir Trail over the course of a month. If the views shown from the Yosemite Valley up to Mount Whitney seem worth a vacation, check out johnmuirtrail.org for more information.

For more on the movie, head over to Kickstarter, where the group is looking for funding so they can make an 87-minute film about their trip.

—Joe Spring

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Tuesday’s with Laura: Yosemite in a Snow-less Winter

by Laura January 31, 2012 Camp
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Yosemite National Park finally got some snow this winter, but this time it took a while. The lack of snow had locals concerned because of the heightened risk for forest fires. No melting snow in the spring means worsened conditions for the fires that threaten California every year. So I am glad it finally snowed, but I am also thankful [...]

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Border Country by Jeremy Collins-Using Video, Photos, Animation, and Painting to Convey Climb at Yosemite Valley’s Middle Cathedral

by Trailblazer April 27, 2010 Climb
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We just took a peek at an incredible new film by Jeremy Collins called Border Country, and couldn’t wait to share it with you.  The film merges video, photos, animation and painting to convey his experience establishing a new route on Yosemite Valley’s Middle Cathedral with Patagonia ambassador Mikey Schaefer…

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