[pct-l] Resupply and Permits

[yogihikes at sbcglobal.net (yogi)]

OLALLIE LAKE RESORT:  I called Olallie in October and
was told that they may or may not accept hiker
packages in 2006.  The man I spoke with said to call
back after May 2006 to get current maildrop
information.  

Never assume a private business or home will accept
hiker packages, even if a guidebook states that
packages are accepted.  Policies change all the time. 
If you're sending a package to any place other than a
Post Office or the Saufley's, you should call ahead to
verify that the business/home will accept hiker
packages. 

PERMIT:  The PCT Thru-Hiker Permit covers any hiker
who is hiking 500+ miles of the PCT.  If you have the
PCT Thru-Hiker Permit with you, you do not need a
special separate permit for any section of the trail. 
HOWEVER, if you choose to climb Mt Whitney (which is
off the PCT), you need the Whitney Stamp on your
thru-hiker permit.

yogi
www.pcthandbook.com



--- Volsung21@netscape.net wrote:

> I've two unrelated questions which one or more of
> you folks can hopefully answer.  The first is this:
> what's up with the Olallie Lake Resort resupply
> point?  I contacted the Estacada ranger station to
> confirm that they were still willing to receive and
> deliver parcels to the resort.  A gal at the station
> told me that she thought that they would not be
> doing that this year.  If this is in fact the case,
> does anyone know of another way to get packages to
> the resort?  At present I am assuming that the
> resort still accepts packages although my attempts
> to contact the management have so far been
> unsuccessful.  My second question is this: For
> section H (Mt. Whitney to Tuolumne Meadows) do I
> need a seperate permit issued by the NPS in addition
> to my PCTA thru-hiker's permit? The guide book seems
> a tad ambiguous on this point.  Much obliged for any
> info.
> 
> P.J. Meyers
> 
>
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