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Relive the Adventure - 175 Days Out West

Nevada
Day 1 - Las Vegas














California
Day 131 - Redwood
Day 132 - Lassen Volcanic
Days 133 to 140 - Stockton
Days 141 to 145 - San Francisco and Stockton
Day 146 - San Francisco Baseball Game
Day 147 - Sonoma Coast
Day 148 - Napa Valley
Day 149 - Sonoma to Big Sur
Day 150 - Big Sur Hearst Castle
Days 151 and 152 - Channel Islands
Days 153 to 156 - The Finale Begins in LA
Day 157 - JMT Yosemite Tuolumne Meadows
Day 158 - JMT Donahue Pass
Day 159 - JMT Rosalie Lake
Day 160 - JMT Devils Postpile
Day 161 - JMT Purple Lake and Tully Hole
Day 162 - JMT Silver Pass
Day 163 - JMT Bear Ridge
Day 164 - JMT Seldon Pass to Muir Trail Ranch
Day 165 - JMT Kings Canyon Evolution Valley
Day 166 - JMT Muir Pass to LeConte Canyon
Day 167 - JMT Mather Pass
Day 168 - JMT Pinchot Pass
Day 169 - JMT Rae Lakes to Glen Pass
Day 170 - JMT Forrester Pass
Day 171 - JMT Guitar Lake
Day 172 - JMT Mount Whitney
Days 173 to 175 - The Drive Home, The Lesson




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