Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Sleeping in car at the Portal?

I just did it recently before my "Epic" hike to the summit on 7/29 and it worked out fine. As long as you are comfortable and put your stuff (even water bottles)in a bear locker you should be ok. Actually,I brought a nice camping cot that I WAS going to sleep on outside next to my car until I noticed a black bear about 40 feet from my parking space!