[pct-l] Mt. Whitney meeting place

[cmkudija at ca.rr.com]

When you say "near Mt. Whitney," do you mean on the trail itself or in town
or at the trailhead?  Certainly there's motels & campgrounds in and near
Lone Pine (the closest town to the Mt. Whitney access trails), but if she'll
be hiking in she'll need a day or overnight permit for the Whitney Trail;
both day use & overnight permits have quotas.  She'll have to check the Inyo
Nat'l Forest Whitney permit website
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/whitneyavail.shtml for current
availability.  Today August is listed as "full" for both day and overnight
use - but there are always cancellations.

She can always hang out at the Whitney Portal Store's picnic tables (more or
less near the trailhead, can't miss it), have a burger, people-watch or
read, and wait for you to arrive there on the 12th.  Or vice versa.

Imho, anywhere outside of town, perhaps one of the roads to Death Valley,
would be a great spot to watch the Perseids.  Good luck!

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
PCT partially '94

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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]On
Behalf Of Marta Clark
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 3:05 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Mt. Whitney meeting place

A friend is planning to drive up from LA to meet me
near Mt. Whitney at the end of my JMT hike.  She wants
to spend the night in the area, then drive back to LA
the following day.

I've already sent my maps away in my Muir Trail Ranch
mail drop, so I have even less idea than I might have
about the possibilities.

Any suggestions?

As a further complication, the date we're looking at
is Aug. 12th, so I'd like to have a front-row seat for
viewing the meteor shower than night.

Thanks!
Marta/Five-Leafed Clover



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