I'm finishing the High Sierra Trail on 9/5 and will leave Whitney Portal in the morning of 9/6 (Saturday) to get back to the western side. I'll probably get a private shuttle from the Portal to Mojave from where on I'll get public transportation back to the bay area. Let me know if you are interested in sharing a ride in the general direction (to Ridgecrest/Mojave/Bakersfield/Visalia). The ride to Mojave is ~$260 in total (doesn't matter how many people)

If you are also finishing the HST on the same day and driving your own car back to Sequoia, and can give me a ride to Bakersfield (or Mojave or Visalia), that would be even better! I will chip in on gas~