Originally Posted by
JPritch
Funny the few mentions of the horrible descent from Whitney to the Portal. My trip was coming to an end and it was supposed to be a time of reflection, somberness, and trying to soak in every last minute of the beauty.
But man did that descent suck big time and I couldn't wait for it to be done. The worst was the miles of poorly graded rock that they decided to call a trail. They just roughed it up a bit and said yep, this here is the trail boys. I'm sure the prospect of an imminent burger and pizza amplified the suck too. ;)