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For FKT purposes we consider the JMT to be a TH-to-TH (pavement-to-pavement) route, but we also report Whitney summit times. Whitney (14,495'), and hikers/runners must traverse an additional 11 miles between the summit and the trailhead at Whitney Portal (8,500 feet). The southern terminus of the JMT is 'officially' on the summit of Mt. The JMT traverses Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks, and the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wilderness Areas (Inyo National Forest). The John Muir Trail (JMT) runs 223 miles from Whitney Portal to Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley, crossing some of the most rugged and remote country in California. John Stamstad, 2005 (from his report on a failed attempt at the unsupported JMT record in September 2005) And then she just got up and walked away. She smiled and looked at me with warm penetrating eyes, “But why are you here”. She replied, “Why are you here?” I went into a long explanation of how I was running the 225 mile John Muir Trail and I was doing it unsupported and I was trying to set a record. She said, ‘Looks like you have some decisions to make.’ I said yes, I am trying to finish this trail but I have a plane to catch that I really can’t miss and tons of work to get back to and I’m trying to decide if I can/should try to make it. A nice middle aged woman sat down next to me and looked at all my gear. I lay down on a rock in the sun to warm up for a bit and I dozed off. Nora Mishanec and Lauren Hernandez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers.Admin note: The southern terminus for this FKT is Whitney Portal, even though the JMT ends at the summit of Mt. The 6.0 quake was initially registered at 6.2, downgraded to 5.9 and then adjusted to 6.0 after reviews by seismologists.Ĭlick here for The Chronicle’s Earthquake Tracker. The USGS initially reported that a 4.8 quake had struck east of Stockton in San Joaquin County but then removed the quake from its list. The California-Nevada border region is being “pulled like taffy” as California inches west toward the Pacific Ocean, Minton said, which gives the area its distinctively hilly topography and makes it highly prone to earthquakes and aftershocks. The area east of the Sierra Nevada is a very active earthquake zone, owing to its position on the North American tectonic plate, said Sarah Minson, a research geophysicist with the U.S. Seismologists were forecasting that over the next week, there is a 6% chance of an aftershock larger than magnitude 6.0. Geological Survey said it expects more aftershocks to continue around the area of the 6.0 main quake, and officials said the temblor could be part of a sequence that could have even larger shakers.

BRETT WALKER TUOLUMNE CA PLUS

Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts. Moments later, the merchandise on the store’s shelves began shaking and the floor rolled beneath Wood’s feet.

In Smith Valley, Nev., Sue Wood was serving plates of hamburgers to customers at Smith Valley’s Buckboard General Store when she heard a booming crack. In Reno, the ShakeAlert system gave people a seven-minute warning. People reported feeling the quake from the Bay Area to Redding to Visalia into Nevada, and the state’s ShakeAlert warning system activated in Sacramento 23 seconds before the shaking started, warning of a 4.8 quake or greater. “If we get out of this earthquake with just it being a reminder for people to be prepared, then we think that’s a positive.” “We’re gonna keep looking through the night to see what, if anything, emerges as we learn more about this,” Ferguson said, adding that local homeowners and businessowners who inspect their properties may report damage on Friday morning. There were no reports of injuries or major damage to infrastructure in the region, said California Office of Emergency Services spokesperson Brian Ferguson. “We’re really fortunate and happy that so far the damage has been minimal and we haven’t had any reports of injuries,” Braun said.

The rockslide closed that portion of the highway, and officials with Caltrans and California Highway Patrol were at the scene on Thursday afternoon. “It just kept rolling and you could see the door frame swaying back and forth.”īraun said there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage, but the quakes sent boulders crashing down onto Highway 395 near the Chris Flat Campground in Walker Canyon (Mono County). “It reminded me a little bit of the Northridge Earthquake,” said Braun, who said she lived in Santa Clarita (Santa Clarita) when the 6.7 quake struck in 1994.

In Mono County, Sheriff Ingrid Braun was in her Bridgeport office when the building started shaking.

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