We woke up still surrounded by snow this morning. We slept in because we barely got any sleep before summiting Mt. Whitney yesterday. Before truly beginning today's hike, we had to cross a dangerous stream. Luckily, the water level was lower than last night, so we...

Today we planned extra mileage to summit Mt Whitney via a side trail off the PCT. At 14,505ft, Mt Whitney is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states. It would be a 15.2 mile round trip. There was a snow storm forecasted to hit later in the day, so we woke up at...