We have chosen sleeping locations as described below, but we don't expect that we'll actually stay at each of these. We may decide to hike more or less any day and also have to consider weather. If we have time, we'll post the elevation profile with the campsites on the same graph.
There are two days planned to be exceptionally short. One at the start to assist in acclimating to the altitude and the second during our off-trail adventure with following the Sierra High Route to give an opportunity to enjoy the solitude of the off-trail environment.
1: Cottonwood Lakes w/ Alexa
2: ? Rock Creek or Cottonwood Lakes
3: Rock Creek
4: Guitar Lake (right below Mt. Whitney)
5: Crabtree Meadow or Bighorn Plateau (We climb Mt. Whitney today!)
6: Bighorn or Tyndall Creek Frog Ponds
7: Upper Vidette Meadow
8: Onion Valley (where we meet 'Bob' to pick up our resupply box) or just before Kearsarge Pass
9: 60 Lakes (near Rae Lakes)
10: Sawmill Pass Junction (cross a huge suspension bridge)
11: Upper Basin after King's River Crossing
12: Big Pete Meadow or Starrs Camp (Amazing views)
13: Evolution Meadow?
14: Muir Trail Ranch (pick up resupply bucket)
15: Bear Ridge Trail Junction
16: Vermillion Valley Resort (a shower! laundry!)
17: Leave JMT to do a portion of the Sierra High Route. Stay at Laurel Lake Trail Junction
18: Bighorn Lake
19: Izaak Walton Lake
20: Deer Lake
21: Red's Meadow (resupply, have a meal at their 'restaurant')
22: Garnet Lake
23: Donohue Pass/Lyell Canyon
24: Cathedral Lake
25: Sunrise Lake (climb Cloud's Rest)
26: Curry Village (go climb Half Dome?)
28: Go Home!
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