Just to chronicle the timeline, in July we went to Tehachapi camping for a couple of nights right before my total knee replacement surgery scheduled on the 18th.  Then right before I returned to work in September we went back.  The surgery was a complete success but the first 3 weeks of recovery were hell.  Three months of PT is behind me now but I will continue to exercise the joint for up to a year before it’s completely healed. I am so happy I finally did it.  I can’ NOT wait to hike on our next adventure coming up soon!!