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I was just up in Bishop doing some trout fishing and hiking near the PCT trail.
Common nice thing to do is to give a ride to backpackers up the mountain to near the trailheads.
Only time I ever pick up hitchhikers. Love hearing their stories and plans.

Gotta say, so many Women tackling the length of Pacific Crest Trail this year. Young folks today have a lot of adventure in them.

My wife and I still laugh about our one attempt at backpacking, baby wipe baths, dehydrated food, NO wine, cowboy camping, Marmots trying to eat everything and trying to sleep near 10K altitude.
But, the scenery is off the charts, the fish tastes good and its good to get out of your comfort zone.

I will concede though disaster is just a bad step away. Having slid down a talus slope once in shorts and bleeding like a pig at altitude on blood thinners was a big lesson. Thank god for Bleed Stop.