[pct-l] No resupply in Lone Pine?

[jimmy Groff]

We went from Kennedy meadows to to kearsarge pass. We also summited mt
whitney. There is an amazing campground at keasarge with lots of traffic.
We hitched out of there and took a zero in bishop which had tons of
resupply options. Bishop is also home to a Schats bakery which is better
than the Steheikan bakery in my opinion. They have a hostel you can stay in
for like 15 or 20 dollars a night also. I highly recommend kearsarge pass.
On Feb 5, 2015 6:29 PM, "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net> wrote:

> A Minor Correction:
>
> Horseshoe Meadows campground is at 10,000 feet.
> There are two routes to it from the PCT, almost 5 miles apart, and the
> elevation drop/gain is quite different.
>
> The first one reached going north is Trail Pass, at 10,500 feet.
> It is 2.1 miles and 500 feet of gentle downhill with on-trail water.
> I've taken this route both ways several times and highly recommend it.
>
> The 2nd route is 4.8 miles further north at Cottonwood Pass; the Cottonwood
> Pass Trail at 11,160 feet.
> It is reportedly a shorter but much steeper 1,160 foot drop down to
> Horseshoe Meadows.
> I do not recommend returning to the PCT by this route.
>
> I've not noticed hikers having any trouble getting a ride DOWN to Lone
> Pine,
> assuming there are campers there when you are. Early season hikers could
> find the Cottonwood Pass Road still blocked by snow and the campground
> empty. Kennedy Meadows Store should know if that is so (and ditto for the
> Onion Valley road). Getting a ride back UP is another matter. Most of the
> traffic headed west out of Lone Pine is going to Whitney Portal on the main
> road, which is joined by CP Road about 1 mile out of Lone Pine. There are
> few cars on CP Road, but almost all are going up to the campground. The
> shuttle service charged me $80 one way from the Mt Whitney Hostel in 2009.
> Group rates were available but I was alone.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
>
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