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You may have one more thing going. I believe you can also camp at Lone Pine Lake, making for a very easy first day option or extra stop coming down, and providing another decision point, for the price of (someone) carrying only another pound or so in food.
Great idea about Lone Pine Lake being available on the way out. Thanks for the good wishes and helpful suggestion. Also for sharing the 12 week timeframe- that is about another 5 weeks out for me so I have a ways to go yet. I know you are familiar with the feeling of time and healing going so slowly, especially now that it is finally spring and the trails are calling with waterfalls, birds, flowers, and leaves.
