[pct-l] High Sierra how busy?

[dude@fastmail.ca (dude)]

in 1998 i was able to get both a JMT and Whitney permit from the 
yosemite back country office the day of our hike.  I dunno if that 
has changed.

> Rebecca
> Yosemite IS totally crazy and busy in August, but you
> can get a permit 24 hours in advance from the permit
> station.  I live here and that's how I do it.  I've
> never had a problem getting a permit that way.  I
> believe they hold 40% of the quota spaces for "first
> come, first served". As for hiking in the Whitney
> zone, I think you still need to check with Inyo NF
> (their website is down, or I would have checked that
> as well).
> So, come a day early, get your permit and hang out in
> the Meadows for a day.
> Have a great hike!
> Katy
> --- Rebecca <rebeccasykes@attbi.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Apparently there's something wrong with Yosemite's
>> online backcountry reservations system and I cannot
>> get through via phone to anyone there.
>> 
>> Anybody have a sense of how likely it is that I
>> could show up at Tuolumne Meadows in early August
>> and get a permit to thru-hike the JMT? I could start
>> on any one of 8 or 9 days. Is that flexible enough
>> to ensure I get to hike, or is it totally crazy and
>> busy?
>> 
>> I thru-hiked the PCT in '99 and would love to pass
>> back through the High Sierra, lingering. But I'm not
>> getting anywhere with the paperwork necessary to set
>> up the trip in advance.
>> 
>> Boring topic -- sorry. Any info. appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Rebecca
>> 
>> 
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