[pct-l] JMT alt route

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- ryan clark <ryanoxie at mac.com> wrote: 
> i have a friend that decided to join me for my NOBO JMT hike this  
> summer but unfortunately its past the whitney lottery date.
> do any of you have suggestions of where he can meet up with me on the  
> trail past whitney. im thinking the onion valley trail head would be  
> best since the distance from the trail isnt to far so we could time  
> the meeting a little more precise.

Have your friend show up at the Lone Pine Visitor Center at pick up a walk-in permit. Do it during a weekday, and I bet he gets a permit.

Or, have him start at Horseshoe Meadows and meet you on the summit. 

Gary