We hit the lottery! We get to spend the night in Lone Pine, CA; get up in the middle of the night; start hiking at 2am and ascend the Whitney Trail to the highest point in the Lower 48 States (14,494’) and back in one day!
And two members of this bunch are coming from Tennessee to do it. One of them is a blood relative. YES, INSANITY IS HEREDITARY. PERHAPS EVEN CONTAGIOUS.
There were a lot of crazy people that lost out on the lottery…
8,173 Total applications
4,138 Reservations Made (including OURS)
3,667 Applications Not Successful
