My teenage daughter and I plan to hike up as much of the Mt. Whitney Trail as we can manage on Monday and Tuesday (2/16 and 17, returning to our hotel for the night between the two days). We are not counting on getting to the top, just want to do as much as we can safely, get great exercise and enjoy being on the mountain. Planning on bringing microspikes. Wonder if anyone has been up the trail recently and can report on how much of it is doable wearing microspikes? Also, how close to the trailhead can we park? (Last I heard was 3.5 miles down the road from the trailhead.)
