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Trail Camp Conditions #47006 05/02/08 05:11 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4 CA, USA kgrichwine Member
kgrichwine Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4 CA, USA	can anyone give me the conditions of the trail crest camp? I plan on leaving on 5/20 on the main Whitney trail to camp overnight there. Is it doable this year with the lacking snow fall, or should we camp at the lower camp sites?

Re: Trai l Crest Conditions kgrichwine #47009 05/02/08 05:43 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,309 SoCal VersatileFred Member
VersatileFred Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,309 SoCal	I assume that you mean Trail Camp (12,000 feet). See Trip Report - 4/17 & 4/18 for pictures from two weeks ago. Orientation Notes for Whitney First Timers

Re: Trai l Crest Conditions VersatileFred #47016 05/02/08 03:09 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4 CA, USA kgrichwine Member
kgrichwine Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4 CA, USA	That was what I meant, thank you! Those pictures help out tremendously.

Re: Trai l Crest Conditions kgrichwine #47027 05/02/08 10:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 612 Santa Clarita DocRodneydog Member
DocRodneydog Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 612 Santa Clarita	Better yet check out Bob R's most recent TR with pictures 4/30-5/01. http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/47021/page/1#Post47021 Last edited by DocRodneydog; 05/02/08 10:17 PM.

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