October 6

It was really nice to have warm weather for a night. It almost felt like we were back at lower elevation. It definitely helped us with getting out of bed in the morning rather than hiding for as long as possible from the cold. We had a big day as is the case in this part of the trail. We dropped a little more than a thousand feet just to gain it all back and go over Mather Pass at 12,096 ft. then come back down and are camped at 10,207 ft.  It is cold already and just at dusk we saw the wispy high altitude clouds move in that are indicative of changing weather conditions. We will be resupplying in a day and a half in town and will be able to check the weather. If good weather is projected we may be able to summit Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the continental United States on Friday. I'm looking forward to having my dad come to help with the resupply at Kearsarge Pass it's such a relief to have that lined up. Without it, we would be relying on finding a ride with a day hiker since the only road leads to a trailhead and not to a specific town so there is no through traffic.