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I would not waist my time on Whitney again. I did it 10 years ago. We departed from the west side of the Sierras at Mineral King and trekked through the upper Kern River area which featured a welcome hot spring. We hiked up the back side (West) of Whitney spent the night on the summit and then came down east side. It was a nice trip but the mountain and the hordes of people were a disappointment.

I recently said go by to California and moved to the northwest. I have not had time to do any climbing but the skiing and golf is magnificent. I was recently in Oroville, WA during the salmon run and could not believe the size of the fish. They looked like baby dolphins. Next year I am going to mercilessly pursue them.

Take care and pray for snow.

..........hordes of people were a disappointment...........

I had heard one of the worst parts about the Whitney hike was the numbers of people...............also this was why all my trips were from the East. Its kind of ironically ridiculous to be standing in line with 50 other people at a Ranger Station trying to get a permit for a trailhead so that you can get-away-from-it-all and get some peace and quiet. >>>>LOL<<<<

Thats why for the last couple of years I have spent my precious vacation time in Montana. Lo population, hard to get to and out of the way, and lots of mountains. Hey, if 'ol Ted "The Unabomber" Kazinski can disappear there, you can too!

Try the Beartooths, you'll thank me later ;-) I wish I could get my buddy who lives in Helena to do Granite Peak (down the East end of the Beartooth Wilderness), but he's got a wife and kids to worry about and is definitely NOT young and stupid anymore.