I read with interest F Freyberg's journal about her trek on the JMT and appreciated her fine photographs. I traveled that section of the PCT 15 years ago solo and appreciated revisiting the sights, if not the actual blisters. Thanks for printing her story.
bvp

Right, there is nothing like the "solitude" of the trail up to Mt. Whitney, one of the most hiked mountains in the country, where one must get a wilderness permit in order to be on the trail....believe me, if you are in search of solitude, it can be found in the high sierra with relative ease, but the whitney trail and mt. whitney is not one of them....there are so many people coming and going on this trail that hikers are more likely to see some over weight backpacker squating down on the side of the trail to release their no longer needed food, than they are a big horn sheep. Happy trails!