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Pro tip: that stretch of the JMT past Evolution Lake spoiled every trail for me after
Back in 2019 I did a five day stretch from Muir Trail Ranch to Bishop Pass and the weather held perfect the whole way, no bugs, no rain, water crossings low enough to hop. What made it stand out was how empty it felt compared to the crowded sections near Whitney, I passed maybe four people in two days. Does anyone have another stretch that quiet that early in the season, or was I just lucky with the timing?
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joseph_hunt11d ago
Early season really is the cheat code for solitude, snowmelt hasn't brought the thru hikers out yet and the passes are still enough of a barrier to keep the crowds down. Same trick works on the stretch north of Tuolumne Meadows toward Matterhorn Canyon, I did it in late June one year and saw almost nobody for three days. The catch is you gotta watch the creek levels, because the ones you can hop in July are waist deep in June and the trail crews haven't cleared all the blowdowns yet. Go early and pick a year with a light snowpack and you'll get that empty feeling again no problem.
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