[pct-l] permit paperwork in No. Cal. and Oregon

[kdpo at pacbell.net (Ken Powers)]

Sounds to me like you should hike that last 23 miles (maybe 12 out and 12
back) and get your permit from the PCTA. :) Or at least tell thaem that your
are.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Plotnikoff, David" <DPlotnikoff@mercurynews.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 5:12 PM
Subject: [pct-l] permit paperwork in No. Cal. and Oregon


> Greetings from a longtime list lurker and section hiker.
>
>  This season I'm doing Peavine Creek ("infamous" section O which was in
> great shape when I stopped there last year) north to Willamette Pass.
That's
> 477 miles, just under the line when it comes to getting a blanket permit
> from PCTA.
>
> Over the last week, I've been calling various National Forest offices
trying
> to ascertain whether I need any wilderness permits at all. After being
> shuttled from ranger district office to ranger district office (the PCT of
> course, skirts the edge of many different jurisdictions) I've come to the
> conclusion that the answer is NO.
>
>  Although Shasta-Trinity and Klamath NF offices seemed to be the most
> confused (with contradictory information about areas such as Castle Crags
> Wilderness and Trinity Alps wilderness being dispensed on their Web sites
> and by their occasionally clueless headquarters administrative staff) I
> explained as clearly as I could that I would be passing *through* both of
> those without stopping to camp in either. That seemed to clear that up.
They
> seemed much firmer in declaring I wouldn't need permits to camp in either
> the Russian or Marble wilderness.
>
> The situation got clearer past the Oregon border. No ranger district
office
> I called on the Winema, Willamette or Deschutes NFs needed any permit
> paperwork at all for Sky Lakes, Diamond Lake/Mt. Thiesen wilderness, etc.
>
> Does my information square with the experience of those who have done this
> section recently? I can't see any mention in any journal of permit hassles
> through here. (Yogi? The Hiker formerly known as Cupcake? Your thoughts?)
> It's just as a Bay Area person whose early experiences were shaped by many
> summers in Yosemite and Inyo NF, I'm just programmed to figure I have to
> fill out six forms in triplicate every time I grab my trowel and ...
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> David Plotnikoff
> San Jose Mercury News
> (408) 920-5867
> dplotnikoff@mercurynews.com
>
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