Pretty crummy-looking forecast this week:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php...75#.UceSaol5mc0How much should we allow the forecast to alter our plans for a July 4th start? We have no experience in exposed areas above treeline. We're headed to Horseshoe Meadow/Cottonwood Lakes on Tues the 2nd for acclimation, then the Portal on the 3rd. Trail Camp on the 4th & 5th (we were planning to summit on the 5th). In "One Best Hike", Elizabeth Wenk says that since the area between the upper switchbacks & the summit is very exposed & has no real escape route, she recommends avoiding the area if there's any possibility of lightning. Would a good plan be to get to TC early on the 4th, since "a chance of thunderstorms" would probably come in the afternoon? Or should we scrap a summit bid altogether & just cruise around the lower, less-exposed altitudes? Thoughts?
