 |
Friday,
1 September: Travel to Lone Pine, about a seven hour
drive from the Sacramento area. Visit the Eastern Sierra
Interagency Visitors Center in Lone Pine to pick up
permits and rent Bear Canisters. Drive to the portal. Camp at the Whitney Portal
campground site
#44, elevation about 8,300 feet, to begin acclimating.
See Mapquest
directions for the suggested route to Lone Pine. See
Lone Pine text map for the
location of the Visitors Center and Portal Road.
Saturday, 2 September: Acclimate to the altitude with a
short day hike to Lone Pine Lake, the Meysan Lakes
trail, or at Horseshoe Meadows. Camp again at the
portal.
Sunday,
3 September: Backpack to Trail
Camp, elevation about 12,000 feet, distance from the portal, about 6 miles.
Monday, 4 September: Hike to the summit, elevation 14,496 feet.
Return to Trail Camp, pack up. Return to the portal
campsite.
Tuesday, 5 September: Drive home.
|
|
