Aww thanks. I was getting ready to do the section from Donner Pass to Lassen when I ripped my meniscus (and then ripped it out by root) thus necessa taing the knee replacement. The arthritis is actually worse in the right knee which is why I'm getting that one done the end of the month. I've got a couple of heros; 1. I ran into a hiker on the JMT whose trail name is the Tin Man. Yeah, replacement knees and hips and in his 70s. 2.The other is Mary Davison author of "Old Lady on the Trail" and "Aren't You Afraid?". Started her backpacking at age 60 and by 76 had hiked the Triple Crown plus the Camino and was hiking the American Discovery Trail at age 76.Looks like you are piece by piece ticking off sections of the the PCT in California. Well done.I'm on the sidelines now, probably until next fall after recover from the second total knee replacement surgery.
I don't think it has to be an either/or situation. In 2019 I backpacked from Echo Lake (near Lake Tahoe) to Tuolumne Meadows. Other than the first and last days I ran into very few people.
Even on the JMT and in 2021 when I hiked the section of the PCT from the Mexican border to just outside of Idyllwild, CA I spent a few nights camping alone. As a solo older female backbacker I don't mind some people...just not hoards!
There are some amazing people out there!
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