Well, Burchey, you will love this:

I went on a trail maintenance project this last weekend, with a unit of Backcountry Horsemen, into Casa Viejo Meadow on the Golden Trout Wilderness. We met up with a couple, Marge and Vern Biehl, who had arranged to arrive when we did with their 6 horses. They start at Blackrock trailhead in July, and work their way along the trail to Horseshoe Meadow, then turn around and work their way back, taking about 3 months along another trail system.

On point: they apparently live for several weeks at TUNNEL MEADOW. They have done this for 15 years.

They have lived off the grid and without a car for TWENTY NINE YEARS.

Here is an amazing article and photos on them on NPR:

Marge and Vern's 9000 Foot CA Dream

Quite, quite interesting people to spend time with, and break bread with.