Founding writer, trail guides & trip planning
Jonah Websley
Jonah Websley writes the trail guides and trip-planning logistics at Switchback, usually from notes taken with a stopwatch running at every junction and overlook. He hikes every loop he writes about at least twice, once to scout it and once to time it properly, and he still shows up to a trailhead by 6 a.m. just to watch how fast the parking lot fills.
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Latest from Jonah
How to Actually Get a Yosemite Campsite ReservationYosemite Valley campsites sell out in under a minute. Here's the exact booking windows, the campgrounds worth fighting for, and what the permit fees cover.
A Weekend Backpacking Packing ListEverything we actually carry on a two-night weekend backpacking trip, with quantities, from the big three down to the first-aid kit, and what we leave at home.
The Lost Lake Loop, Mile by MileA full mile-by-mile breakdown of the Lost Lake loop: the overlook at mile 1.8, the lake at mile 3.4, and the burn-zone return most people underestimate.