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MAP INDEX
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Meadows
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Reds Meadow to Vermilion Valley Resort

The John Muir Trail

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Highway 120 to Highway 120
XX.XX miles

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Reds Meadow to Vermilion Valley

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Donohue Pass to Reds Meadow

 

Reds Meadow to Vermilion Valley

 

30 minute
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1:100 000

 

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Donohue Pass to Fish Valley

 

Reds Meadow to Vermilion Valley Resort
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North Maps: Tuolumne Meadows to Reds Meadow                                    South Maps: Vermilion Valley to Muir Ranch

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