Well, there is that - plus you need a night up high before we start on the 15th. The family and I will have the one night in LP on the 14th, but will also have been sleeping at 8K' and hiking at 10-11K' for a week prior.
I believe I've read a number of posts about folks sleeping in their vehicles in the overflow lots at the Portal. You could probably do the same thing 1600 feet higher at Horseshoe Meadow about 30 minutes away if you wanted.
