Me and my wife are planning a trip to the states, spring 2011. We want to climb/hike some of the best U.S. peaks in a row: Mount Whitney, Maroon Bells, Mount of the Holy Cross, Grand Teton, Mount Rainier, Mount Shasta and visit Yosemite and Yellowstone in between. We want to go in spring in order to avoid the summer crowds and because we think the spring high up is even more beautiful than the summer.
Do I miss some essentials here?
I'm wondering what the conditions of Rainiers and Mt. Shasta's normal routes are in june (early or late):
How many snow is there left on the mountain?
Are snowshoes necessary?
What about avalanche danger? Snowed-in crevasses?
What about the temperature at night?
Are there some other things we have to bear in mind this time of the year?
Thnx.