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Spotting Mount Whitney from Below

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The USA’s tallest point rises slightly right of center, set back from peaks that look taller from below. My wife Sue snapped this view of Mount Whitney on March 11 from our site in the rustic Portuguese Joe Campground, just off the Whitney Portal Road west of Lone Pine, California. I had a lump in my throat as I gazed up and recalled my Whitney summitting in August 2021 with fellow hikers on the John Muir Trail. Whitney and the JMT are the greatest trekking accomplishments of my nearly 70 years. What’s next?

Scotland’s Cure for Tired Trekking Legs

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Thru hikers celebrate ”town food” for good reasons. On Scotland’s West Highland Way, I celebrated a day on the trail with a Scottish whisky. Which one? I asked the bartender to pour me her favorite and it was so good I can’t remember its name. Read about Sue’s and my adventures on four European treks in Trippin’ Through My 60s.