PCT day 35 - mile 751 to mile 766
"I accidentally lost one of my lungs on the summit of Mt Whitney! It's one of my favourite internal organs - if you see it please let me know!" Mimigold Short day of walking in preparation for mount Whitney ascent tonight. We agreed with Ice and Axe on the previous day that we will climb it together. I started walking quite early and arrived at the Crabtree Ranger Station aka little Hikertown at around 3pm. The scenery was amazing today, you could really feel that you entered high portion of the mountains with peaks staring at you menacingly, green and peaceful meadows dotted between them and many beautiful and clean streams with tiny trout's swimming in them flowing through the landscape. If there was ever time for a slower day to enjoy the surroundings that was it. Crabtree Ranger Station campground itself was also all of the above, very scenic a perfect 'base camp' for tonight's climb. Ice and Axe arrived here at 5pm with the news that they are exhauste...