[pct-l] JMT permits

[Ken Powers]

On the other hand I have been checked 3 times in one day on the JMT in Lyell 
Canyon on a busy weekend. But Josh is right, you probably wouldn't get 
checked.

Ken


Josh said:
2) NO, there's no Ranger checking Permits @ the Trailheads or anything like
that...I've hiked for days and even weeks at a time and not seen a ranger at
all...another possible option, is to get a permit to stay in one of the HSC
btwn Happy Isles & Tuolumne and try to get one from there at opening.



-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Ann Marie
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:09 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] JMT permits

I simply have to have an answer to these questions. And the hikers who have
been on the JMT will probably know.

I am one of those hikers hoping to land a walkup wildness permit, since the
online reservations are fully booked for August for Happy Isles, Tuolumne,
and other early trailheads. Everyone wants to depart in August.

I understand the wilderness office(s) will try really hard to get you on the
trail the day you walkup. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that each
office can just "stamp" the permits for any trailhead even if it's not the
one you are at currently. And I can hardly believe that if I'm at Happy
Isles and the only opening they have is from Tuolumne that day that they
REALLY make the hiker get transportation to Tuolumne to begin the hike. Are
there park rangers at every trailhead, checking permits before allowing each
hiker to step onto the trails ? (seriously, are there?) How much do you
think the fine could be if I have a permit and they find me on the trail
before the place my permit allows me to be? :) Has anyone BEEN fined and
for how much ?




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