Originally Posted by Big Pine
I hope I'm wrong, but there is a possibility that the road may be closed for a month if this past event from 2017 is any guide:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD532003

Heck, I have permits for both early July and late July, and I'm not sure that either one would go through. And then there's my other backup permit for early September, but if there's a second virus shutdown...

I have to assume that you're right. I don't think they're going to be in any hurry to re-open, given that they were clearly reluctant to open the portal due to Corona anyway. It's harder to argue against the very visible threat of giant boulders than it is against an invisible virus.

My backup plan to Whitney in a week was Mt. Langley, but with Horseshoe Meadows Road now closed, that looks like it's probably out too. I wouldn't be surprised to wake up tomorrow to read that the whole forest is on fire...