Could He Trust God to Oversee His Family’s Hiking Journey? | Guideposts

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07/03/22

 

What he thought would be a coming-of-age experience for his kids proved to be a spiritual lesson for him.

 

The John Muir Trail is a 211-mile footpath through the high country of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. It starts in Yosemite National Park and ends atop the 14,505-foot summit of Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the lower 48 United States.

 

For many hikers, the JMT, as it’s called, is the adventure of a lifetime, a challenging but rewarding trek through some of America’s most iconic mountain landscapes. Completing all 211 miles usually takes about a month.

 

My wife and kids and I met our match at mile 135.

 

It was August 9, 2021. We were on a three-week trek along the southern two thirds of the trail—from south of Yosemite to Mount Whitney.

 

This trip was my idea. Years ago, I edited Guideposts story about an Oregon family who’d hiked the JMT when their kids were 11 and 13. At the time, my son and daughter were in kindergarten and third grade. I want to do that when the kids are old enough, I thought.

 

After seven days along the trail, that seemed like one of my dumbest parenting ideas ever.

 

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