Our family plans at this point are to spend two weeks in the Eastern Sierra this July - the dates are not firm as I'm waiting to see if I get a hit on the lottery. If not, it will probably be the last two weeks of July. Joe, we're definitely doing Whitney with the family. That's the centerpiece of the trip, so no worries there (assuming we get our hands on a permit). Barb and Bri would be super-POed if that didn't happen.
The first few days we'll acclimate in Mammoth and get in some hikes in Yosemite, Whites, etc., then on down to Lone Pine to do Whitney. Best guess is that I'd be free to do other stuff the second week, which would likely be the last week of July - but again, nothing firm yet. Once the lottery is over in early April we'll be in a position to make our plans.
