Here is a article describing how Father John Crowley organized the Wedding of the Waters:
http://spiritofthesouthwest.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/the-wedding-of-the-waters/Father Crowley was the first Catholic priest to celebrate Mass on the summit of Mt. Whitney. If you visit Bishop, California, you will see a large mural, next to Joseph's Market, dedicated to Father Crowley and his work in the Owen's Valley.
