Editing JMT/Permit (section)

===Start in Yosemite, and exit over Fernandez or Isberg Passes===
*These permits will not be affected by the Donohue Pass quota
*there may be some bushwhacking, trail finding, or challenging crossings
*easier to get a ride this way instead of starting outside Yosemite

*'''Yosemite > Isberg Pass > Reds Meadow > Iva Bell hot springs > JMT (either up to Purple Lake or straight down to VVR)''' <-- The winner
**[http://awhite4777.pythonanywhere.com/SierraMapperAlpha/default/mapper/n286/n070/r171/m043/m191/r195/r154 map of route from Yosemite to Iva Bell]
**"Isberg is the prettier route in my opinion. Mostly because it goes over Red Peak Pass in Yosemite."
**[http://awhite4777.pythonanywhere.com/SierraMapperAlpha/default/mapper/n286/n070/r171/m043/m191/r195/r154/r014/r039/k032/k044/k056/s018 map of the route from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney, 216 miles]

*Yosemite > Fernandez Pass > Clover Meadow > Iva Bell hot springs  > JMT (either up to Purple Lake or straight down to VVR)
**But this route requires getting two permits, one that continues from Clover Meadow.  But you could actually have the second permit be the one that seeks to go to Whitney Portal or Horseshoe Meadows (your first permit then only needs to specify Clover Meadow as the end point).
**If you go over Fernandez Pass to Fernandez TH you will need to walk a few miles along the road to get to Clover Meadows and then a couple of more miles of road walking to the Mammoth Th that gets you back onto the route to Reds Meadow. It's that road walking in the front country that necessitates a new permit.
**[http://awhite4777.pythonanywhere.com/SierraMapperAlpha/default/mapper/n286/n324/n403/r177/xmxd/m191/m048 map!]

*Yosemite at Mono Meadows > Isberg Pass > Iva Bell
**Higher elevation start than in the valley saves elevation gain while packs are totally full.
**If we can't get dropped of at Mono Meadows we can take the bus to Glacier Point, $25 per person. See [http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12339 this description].
**[http://awhite4777.pythonanywhere.com/SierraMapperAlpha/default/mapper/n346/n075/n074/n040/n070 map!]