Ravi,
I can state the same - never seen this ! But my issue was that I wanted Cottonwood pass not lakes mid July and tried for 2 weeks - futile :(
Ended getting Rush creek- didn’t really wanted go Sobo and start there …. Been looking from cancellation on 07/23-24 no luck …
Karina Bezkrovnaia
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On Feb 18, 2022, at 07:34, ravi_jmt2013 <ravi@...> wrote:
?I might do that -- the trip reports I've read for Duck Pass/Lake look interesting. My goal for the first night is Virginia Lake, one of my favorite spots on the JMT. There's probably a good chance that I'll be able to switch to Duck Pass when the two week "walk up" window opens, but that might also be super-competitive unlike 2020 and 2021. ?
Of the Mammoth area southbound entry points, I think Red Cones is probably a little better than the JMT-Devil's Postpile start since the burn area south of Reds is not a very pleasant walk, and the starting trailhead is easy to get to via the Lakes Basin shuttle bus.?
Karina Bezkrovnaia