Wow, those pictures are spectacular! I’m drooling. Those are not making me want to do it less. I’m pretty sure I could do the trail in 2 days, but I’m not sure I’d want to. (Some people day-hike the whole thing!) But, a 3 day trip does not seem unreasonable: Fly up Thursday night and stay with family, drive out to the lodge early Friday and start hiking, with an aim to finish up Sunday evening. I’m getting my backpacking setup slowly dialed in. Speaking of: is there a hiking/backpacking thread here?