Pika, I am surprised. Why in the world do people now hike the sun blasted Tanque Verde trail to get to Manning Camp? I would much prefer the Douglas Springs route (a bit more shade).

And $6 a night for "campsites"? What is the world coming too? Throw another log on the fire and let me tell you about the old days....

Water quality apparently hasn't changed. Back then, we just spat out anything ingested with the water if it didn't taste good.