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My brother-in-law thinks the John Muir Trail is overrated now

We were packing for a trip and he said, 'The permit lottery and crowds have turned it into a theme park line, not a wilderness experience.' He's done it three times since 2010 and swears the vibe is totally different. That hit different coming from him, because he's the one who got me into backpacking in the first place. Has anyone else found a classic route that's lost its magic for them?
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patricia262
Honestly, my buddy quit the PCT halfway because it felt like a conga line.
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aaron_mitchell
See it with everything good now.
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grant478
grant47817d ago
Man, I always argued it was still worth it. But hearing that from him? Yeah, that actually makes me see his point.
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