[pct-l] , planning, rangers,

[ambery-80243 at mypacks.net]

This leads me to a question about the Whitney permits that I haven't seen addressed here.  On the permit you put in an "approximate" Whitney date.  If you decided to flip-flop for whatever reason, and you end up going through Whitney Portal a month or more later than this date, is this still acceptable, and are we still within our rights to use the same permit?

-----Original Message-----
>From: AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net>
>Sent: Feb 8, 2010 9:44 AM
>To: gwschenk at socal.rr.com
>Cc: PCT MailingList <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] tide, planning, rangers, comments
>
>I've only had one negative experience as a section hiker, exiting at Whitney
>Portal ahead of schedule on a section permit, not a thru permit. The ranger
>was on a power trip. She looked at my permit and me a long time, then told
>me to wait while she finished some other business. 15 minutes later I was
>grilled about where I camped each night, trail conditions, etc. She finally
>called another ranger over, went through it all again, then decided I was ok
>and let me go (sadly now too late for a burger at the Whitney Portal Store -
>they're great!). Turns out between my ultralight pack and that I had been
>doing 20 mile days, she thought I was day hiking Whitney on an easier-to-get
>permit from a distant trailhead.
>
>Otherwise, I have had great experiences with rangers, except listening to a
>couple of them complain about other thrus that don't follow the rules.
>
>AsABat