I did a fair bit of hiking all through the park in my youth. We'd go days/weeks without seeing anyone else up there. Most of the Sierras and the west coast/sout

I did a fair bit of hiking all through the park in my youth. We'd go days/weeks without seeing anyone else up there. Most of the Sierras and the west coast/southwest parks are like this. You are very much alone if you choose to be. There really isn't much else like hanging out with your best friends, fishing for dinner, all alone in the wilderness for days/weeks at a time, hiking and sleeping out under the stars. It's so unique and intoxicating, I have trouble remembering it back home. I transmogrify in the dust of the trail. I can't wait for this all to be over so I can get back out there like that again. Us, the moon, the sweet winds, and the howl.