[pct-l] "Registering" for the PCT in the N . Cascades

[geoffreys at gfsnet.org (Geoffrey Selling)]

"Eric Lee (GAMES)" <elee@microsoft.com> writes:
>Geoffrey wrote:
>>
>I have read that one self-registers at Snoqualamie Pass as one starts
>north. 
> But what about after that.  
>>
>
>The self-serve permit system at the trailheads in Washington is
>specifically *not* used to verify hiker safety or to trigger search and
>rescue.  It says so right on the permit box.
>
>If you want someone to be aware of your whereabouts and to start a
>search in case you don't show up - someone you know would definitely be
>the best choice.
>
>Eric
>

Thanks,  Good counsel!  Geoffrey