[pct-l] JMT in August

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Thanks for the clarification, Carl.  We are headed out at Trail Pass, which is why he told us there was no quota.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Carl Siechert <carlito at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 19, 2008 10:42 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] JMT in August
>
>That's not exactly true. There is a
>quota<http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/quotas.shtml>of 40
>people per day for the Cottonwood Pass trailhead and 60 per day for
>the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead, which also covers Army/New Army Pass. Inyo
>NF maintains a list of
>dates<http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/otheravail.shtml>on
>which the quota for advance reservations is filled, and as of today,
>about a fourth of August is full. Note, however, that a number of quota
>spots are held back for walk-in/late reservations; these become available at
>11 am for the following day.
>
>Trail Pass and Mulkey Pass (also out of Horseshoe Meadow) have no quota, so
>they become a good fallback position, even for northbound hikes. (IIRC,
>hiking to Cottonwood Pass via Trail Pass adds only about 5 miles compared to
>the direct, quota-restricted route.)
>
>
>On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Donna L-Rod Saufley <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
>wrote:
>
>> I recently called to reserve a permit for a hike out of Horseshoe Meadow.
>>  The gentleman told me that that area is not covered by the reservation
>> system, and that we would have no trouble getting our permits out of the
>> Inyo Visitors Center.  Day use does not require a permit, only overnight use
>> -- and there are no quotas at that trailhead and everyone gets a permit.
>>  Yippee!!!
>>
>>
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