More photos that did reproduce in the first post
Cables on the 97 switchbacks/Whitney Main Trail
After the hail storm (at Trail Camp)
For those interested in doing this trip:
WATER ISSUES: Water was generally available, but the section from Wallace Creek to Crabtree was bone dry (the Sandy Meadow creeks were dry where they met the trail). There was no water above the cables on the switchbacks. There was a little trickle of water at what is left of the summit snowfield.
CAMPSITES: We camped at established campsites, with easy water access, at the following locations, and it worked well for us: (1) near a lake that is west of Bullfrog lake; (2) at the treeline (approx. 11,200') on the approach to Forester Pass; (3) off of Tyndall creek, about .25 miles down the Tyndall creek trail from the JMT junction (but well before the ranger station); (4) up the trail about .25 miles from Timberline Lake; (5) Trail Camp (had planned for Whitney summit bivy, or else Consultation Lake, but weather changed our plans).
