At the trailhead enjoying a relaxing afternoon and quizzing thru hikers as they come in for resupply (8 so far). The campgrounds are reopened with new lower pricing. Dry camping only, no potable water. There is a trailer mounted tank of water that says it is for cleaning and campfires only. No camp host is on site. Many sites are occupied or reserved. Parking lot seems pretty full.
Reports from the trail suggest only small snow patches on the way to the JMT. Glen might be challenging, some hikers say it was rough, others claim no big deal. I was guaranteed to get wet, with promises of one slow moving waist deep crossing. I'll play that by ear. Still looking at 0300 start.................DUG
