I noticed this, too at the places mentioned but especially at the South Fork crossing, which usually looks like a Scout camporee.? One tent at about 5:00 PM. I even had Whitney summit all to myself early enough in the day to make Trail Camp in daylight.? Particularly surprising as BP camps at Yos Valley, Tuolumne, Red's and VVR, as well as trailhead quotas, seemed as packed as ever.? Are people spreading out? Getting off trail to camp? Are numbers actually down?? Shorter hikes? Alternate routes?
