[pct-l] Mt. Whitney meeting place

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

An additional note; you can hike up to Lone Pine Lake from the Whitney Portal without a permit.  Beyond that point a permit and bear can are required. 

I agree with Christine, the portal area is a great place to hang out and spend an afternoon.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: cmkudija at ca.rr.com
>Sent: Jul 18, 2007 3:51 PM
>To: Marta Clark <marta_clark at yahoo.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mt. Whitney meeting place
>
>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
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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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