I saw someone on the Whitney fb page that you can request to leave the permits in the "overnight box"
Is that true?? I've never done Whitney so know nothing
Twee, I'm not sure how it is handled. I do know you must call the Wilderness Permit number and arrange this. It has been available for people wanting to start super-early, yet arriving in Lone Pine the evening before, too late to pick up the permit at the Visitor Center. I am sure they will do what they can to ensure you are the person who reserved the permit. I am not sure if they include wag bags with the permit or not.
I do know that if you are heading out on an overnight trip that includes travel into Sequoia National Park, the N.P. requires them to do a face-to-face orientation, so no night-box. That delayed my last backpack trip, and caused a bunch of missed goals due to the late start it caused me.
