[pct-l] Looking for ~100 mile section that is transportation accessible

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

They maintain lots of permits for walk-ins for that whole John Muir  
section. You also can order a permit via the internet right now and  
pick it up on the day of your hike. You just might have to be more  
flexible about your entry and exit points if you go so last minute. I  
got permits this way and ended up getting the entry and exit points I  
wanted, but not in the order I wanted. So I hiked SOBO instead of  
NOBO and had a great time.

On Apr 19, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:13:58 -0700
> From: Timothy Nye <timpnye at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Looking for ~100 mile section that is
> 	transportation	accessible
>
> The problem with hiking this section is that unless you already  
> have a JMT permit, I believe you aren't likely to be able to get  
> one at this date. I could be wrong, but be sure to check this out  
> before you settle on this part of the trail to hike. A PCTA permit  
> requires a 500 mile commitment. Additionally, if you're coming in  
> from sea level, you're at risk for some altitude problems since you  
> won't have time to acclimatize.
>
> An alternative would be to hike either North from Tuolumne Meadows  
> or South from Sonora Pass.  This is a beautiful section.  It will  
> require a hitch to/from Sonora Pass from Bridgeport, which can be  
> daunting for newbies, but look at it this way. If you do it to  
> start you'll be clean and fresh and MUCH more likely to have an  
> easier time of hitching which is actually pretty fun as far as  
> interacting with the folks who stop. Please be sure to offer gas  
> money, say ten bucks for that particular hitch, to all who offer  
> you a ride.
>
> Have a great hike.
>
> Sent from my iPad