hey friendowl. I kinda figured if anyone on this board had been there it would be you. I know what you mean about that nut tingle feeling.

I'm jealous, I'd love to do the JMT. 20 days is pretty aggressive. Doable, but that's 10+miles of hard terrain per day. I did 100 or so miles of the PCT , from Sonora pass to Tuolumne Meadows, in 10 days and it was pretty tough. You'll have an extra 100miles and steeper/higher terrain. Good luck and remember to bring plenty of "entertainment"

I'll have to check out Hetch Hetchy sometime. I've been in Yosemite literally hundreds of times but never made it down there. Maybe this spring...