[pct-l] first-come-first-serve permits for JMT - Trail Pass Quota

[jape1 at cox.net]

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5143453.pdf

Cottonwood pass has a quota, but going out Trail Pass doesn't show a quota on the second page of this chart.


---- James Vesely <JVesely at edmsupply.com> wrote: 
> I am pretty sure there is a quota and you do need a wilderness permit, I
> hiked in that area back in 2006 and I was stopped by a ranger and she
> checked for our permits and bear cans.  We actually crossed paths on a
> couple of occasions. I think the permitting agency is in Inyo County.  
> 
> Jim  
> 
> ____________________
> 
> If  you're hiking after labor day I suspect you'd have a good shot at
> being a walk on.  If you're hiking before, you might consider hiking
> NOBO instead.  Begin your hike at Horseshoe Meadow to the PCT via Trail
> Pass.  Unless they've changed the rules, there are no quotas getting
> onto the JMT that way.  
> 
> Depending on how fit you are, and what kind of miles you want to do the
> first day, you're about a day and maybe a half from the JMT right below
> Whitney.  If acclimation isn't a problem you can even day hike to the
> top from the west, and won't need a permit.  That way you could tag the
> start of the JMT southern terminus.
> 
> It is a more abrupt start, but look at it this way.  You're last two
> days will be mostly downhill into the Valley.
> 
> If you're willing to bypass Yosemite Park boundries, I've never had a
> problem walking on at Mammoth.  There are several trailheads from which
> to choose.  You can even hike in via June Lake and pop out real close to
> Donahue pass.
> 
> 
> On Jul 24, 2012, at 7:56 PM, Judson Brown wrote:
> 
> > I was hoping to enter either at Happy Isles or Tuolumne Meadows, going
> end to end.
> > 
> > On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 2:25 PM, <jape1 at cox.net> wrote:
> > Where were you hoping to enter?  Were you just looking for a section
> hike or is your intention to go end to end?
> > 
> > 
> > ---- Judson Brown <judsonwb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Anyone have experience with getting first-come-first-serve permits
> for the
> > > JMT? The website I looked at said there are 12-16 available each day
> > > (depending on trailhead), the day before you're planning to start.
> How
> > > realistic is it for me to count on this? I haven't been able to find
> any
> > > info on success/difficulties encountered by people trying this
> method.
> > >
> > > Judson
> > > Bend, OR
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