Okay, thank you so much everyone!!
So 3 days it is then, and it sounds like we'll be staying at the historic Grant Grove cabins.
If we were to manage the 11+ mi. hike to Bearpaw, should I add another day to the itinerary to account for it, or would 3 nights still be fine?
And again, assuming we could get a booking at the Bearpaw High Sierra Camp this late in the season (and if I can warm my wife to the idea!!) should we stick with 2 days at Grant Grove or add a night around Silver City?
Does anyone have any info about the Silver City Resort; setting, scenery, crowds, lodgings, cleanliness, wilderness, etc?
Thanks again!!
PS - I'm ashamed to say that I've never been to Furnace Creek Inn, Richard! To be honest, I'm not as inspired by the dessert as I am the high country and Sierras. It's still on my list of places to eventually visit though!!