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    I think the Dow Villa hotel has room for some...

    I think the Dow Villa hotel has room for some long term parking. Call and ask. The Hostel has very limited parking and during the season, you really can't leave your car there. I've done it in April,...
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    Good parking at the Portal, long term lot is the...

    Good parking at the Portal, long term lot is the lower one and no problem to leave your car there for weeks, just like on the long term lots in Tuolumne Meadows. In Yos Valley, the lot sucks, but if...
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    in case you're looking to hook up with others,...

    in case you're looking to hook up with others, join the johnmuirtrail yahoo group and check out this listing of who is going when - currently 50 southbounder groups entered here:
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    everything you need to know ...

    everything you need to know

    http://www.muirtrailranch.com/resupply.html

    http://www.edisonlake.com/hikers/resupply
  5. I'm not quite clear what he is asking or planning...

    I'm not quite clear what he is asking or planning either. Anyone doing the entire JMT in 8-9 days should have enough experience to figure all this out by themselves and should not care about a few...
  6. When you start in the east, you are getting your...

    When you start in the east, you are getting your permit from Sierra National Forest, not Iny, which is who you deal with pretty much on all east slope trail heads. Only Inyo will care about the exit...
  7. start on the west side near Florence Lake so you...

    start on the west side near Florence Lake so you don't have to worry about the Whitney Crest exit quota. Entering in Yosemite or on the west side puts you into a different ranger district and you are...
  8. 1 - depends where you want to start. At Happy...

    1 - depends where you want to start. At Happy Isles, it's pretty much booked solid now anyway, but other trailheads may have an opening. Will you be on a tight schedule? if not, get a walk up permit....
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    http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/forum/ubbthreads...

    http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=51019&page=1#Post51019
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    the intentionally fish-less lakes are put back...

    the intentionally fish-less lakes are put back into natural state. The only way for many species to survive, given that the trout is not a native species...

    personally, I don't care. I don't fish...
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    go here - this is where the locals discuss...

    go here - this is where the locals discuss fishing in the Sierra:

    http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewforum.php?f=6
  12. the problem if you go too late is that some of...

    the problem if you go too late is that some of the stream crossings are rather deadly when it gets warm. The best time is late winter, but sometimes there's tons of snow. Last year in March there was...
  13. another solo JMT on ski from 2010...

    another solo JMT on ski from 2010
    http://www.silvertipmountaincenter.com/JMT.html

    I would bring a GPS, mostly for the white-out conditions you can run into (although usually you would hide in...
  14. it is on my to-do list - if I had timed it right...

    it is on my to-do list - if I had timed it right about 3 weeks ago, I probably could have "walked" it in January, given we had the driest conditions in several decades up there. But by the time I was...
  15. The Ospreys were their choice among several packs...

    The Ospreys were their choice among several packs we ordered. It beat out an REI brand pack, a North Face Pack and a Gossamer Gear bag (won't really call that a pack). It's a bit small once the...
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    wag bags only needed in the Whitney Zone. ...

    wag bags only needed in the Whitney Zone. Southbound, you pick them up at Crabtree Ranger Station - right on the trail where you'd leave the JMT to go to the ranger station is a plastic bin willed...
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    I know what you mean and I talked to many who...

    I know what you mean and I talked to many who feel the same way. However, the place is mostly a rather expensive horse vacation operation and the sweaty hikers don't quite fit in. They want the...
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    I am gonna go out on a limb and assume you...

    I am gonna go out on a limb and assume you expected more from them than to get your resupply bucket delivered to where you can pick it up? That's all they offer, and that's what you get. Anything...
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    The term ranger covers a wide range of skills and...

    The term ranger covers a wide range of skills and duties. I actually know some of the rangers who do have input on the subject, so I am "off my arse" - there is a difference between a backcountry...
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    Usack will never be legal in the National Parks....

    Usack will never be legal in the National Parks. It provides "food rewards" for bears that try to get into them. Irrelevant that the bags more or less hold together, but if used as advertised, bears...
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    they didn't recognize a Bearikade? What kind of...

    they didn't recognize a Bearikade? What kind of noobs were they? Bearikade has been around for years and is the prime choice of regulars.

    They don't rent them, but you can rent the Bearikades...
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    Not sure if you are coming from the west or east,...

    Not sure if you are coming from the west or east, but if you exit on the east side of the Sierra, you have a lot more options for shuttles (and they are also cheaper than what you will get from...
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    For future reference some photos taken this...

    For future reference some photos taken this weekend at about 12,500 feet

    http://inlinethumb05.webshots.com/43972/2249903960105017385S600x600Q85.jpg

    Mt. Whitney Trail (the "cables" above Trail...
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    needless to say, I am not even starting... guess...

    needless to say, I am not even starting... guess I got lucky having a cold a week ago when I originally wanted to drive out west. There's always a next year...
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    SUNDAY 02-OCT-2011, 6:56 AM PDTWelcome to Fall in...

    SUNDAY 02-OCT-2011, 6:56 AM PDTWelcome to Fall in the Eastern Sierra. A combination of clouds and cooler temperatures have made for perfect weather. Sunday will see a continuation of this pattern....
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