Steve:
Did you already wrote about the whitney stream short cut you took from Kern river to Crabtree meadow? I did not see one yet here. Very much interested in this as I saw a short trail in the NG map from PCT near Crabtree meadow along the Whitney stream - probably leading to the packers camp you came across. Just curious and this could be a nice short cut to the Kern Hot springs from crab tree meadow next time! Looks like something I can try in the future with a day pack! Same thing about the crab tree lakes trail. I may include this as another day hike from the meadow to the upper crab tree lake and back - definitely not all the way to discovery pinnacle as you did! Here I know my limitations!