[pct-l] a few questions

[Bob Bankhead]

Make it easier on yourself. Skip V V R entirely and send your resupply to Muir Trail Ranch.  Did I mention the hot springs? MTR cuts at least 1-1/2 to 2 days off your load coming out of Kennedy Meadows and keeps you from making that long hitch into Lone Pine. It's only 4 days tops from MTR to Red's Meadow, and you can take a ZERO or two in Mammoth Lakes easily from there.

If you take the Fish Creek trail option to Reds Meadow instead of staying on the PCT, you get to enjoy the clothing-optional Ida Bell Hot Springs as well. The next day, walk to Red's Meadow. 

That said, Lone Pine has to be one of the top three trail towns on the PCT, along with Etna and fill-in-the-blank with the town of your choice.

Wandering Bob
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