Originally Posted by travis.schultz
Whitney Portal Road, Whitney Portal and Trailhead to Re-open
Shepherd Pass Trail also Re-opening


The Inyo National Forest is planning to re-open the Whitney Portal Road and access to the Mt. Whitney Trailhead at 6:00 pm today (6/9/20). The Shepherd Pass Trail is also re-opening.

The evacuation is also being lifted for the Whitney Portal area, including campgrounds, residents, and the Whitney Portal Store.

The opening is tentative and could change if unexpected fire behavior were to occur forcing the area to remain closed for public safety.

The above quoted section was lifted exactly from a 2018 document:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd586806.pdf

except for the addition of the "(6/9/20)" date. Since the document was copied and edited, it is an intentional fake, not a reference to the wrong document.


You can check for fire events at InciWeb:

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/


Dale B. Dalrymple