Just having finished my JMT, I was surprised by how empty some of the usually busy Sierra spots were — don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the increased solitude, it just wasn’t what I expected. Rae Lakes was pretty empty, the vast majority of tent pads around the lake were unoccupied. Guitar Lake was pretty empty. At many of the passes we were alone for at least part of the time, and otherwise there would be only one or a few other people.?
