Randy, you don't need to remind me why I avoid the Muir Trail. Why not carry a boom box too, and a portable card table (yeah, those exist too), and a tally of all the stocks earnings you need to keep track of twenty times a day? Why not just stay home if you are so addicted to electronic gadgets? ... Well, that's exactly what I'm thinking (and attempting not to actually say) when I run into those kinds of geeks. Most of them are too zombified trying to get from point A to point B on their damn GPS that they don't see a thing anyway. I finally did a popular loop trail a month ago which did involve about 14 mi of the Muir Trail during the whole 12 days. I had a 75 yr old friend I thought I should accompany. He's quite experience and in shape too, with good gear, but things like balance and so-so knees on steep areas has become something of a problem. A nice, photogenic trip, regardless; but those JMT types, well....
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