The team already looks a bit fried... and we are less than 30 minutes out from the trailhead.  Good thing this first day was planned for only a short jaunt.  It is impossible not to feel the effects of altitude coming from sea level to 10,000 ft. in one day.   Unfortunately, the planned 2.2 mile introduction to the high Sierras turns into 5.5 miles.  The good news is that the next day will be 3 miles shorter.