Steve, don't forget to factor in the people who just cruise to either Lower Boy Scout and Lone Pine Lake without permits.
Come to think of it, it's hard to believe that the entire lower portion of the trail isn't one giant shitpile.
Am I the only one that is able to go for more than 6 hours in a row without crapping my softshell pants? Does something about the hard-packed earth between the portal store and 10,000 feet magically squeeze the waste from ones bowels? It's magic! Some sort of Harry Potter wizardry?
I'd invite those day-hiking below the Whitney Zone to use the restroom at the trail head before they go. Might help.
