[pct-l] Permits

[Stephen]

Yup, I have been having to create imaginary iteneraries for the Bishop 
InyoNF permit office for many years.  Sometimes I follow a route, and 
sometimes I have no idea where exactly I am going to be.  They canbe very 
easy towork with, and very difficult depending on who and how thier attitude 
is that day. And what's more, the nice folks in the office don't go into the 
backcounty that I know of.
And while my trips are ussually four days to two weeks, I'm watching weather 
and lighting and trying to put myself in position to get some nice film 
exposures, climbing a peak or not climbing a peak or pass, forever changing 
my route and so forth.  Most of the rangers I've met don't even ask for a 
permit.  I think this is changing, esspecially in the NF, but I've been told 
matter of factly by more than one Seq/Kings ranger that if you are 
experienced and no what you are doing they are not into hassleing for 
permits.
This supervisor I met and her underling were of a different mold.  Not 
people I felt comfortable chatting with, and I'd like to know how they got 
from Cedar Grove to Glenn Pass looking like they just got out of the shower 
and put on clean officer duds, scary.
I think gone are the days when I could hike freely and not be bothered by 
the police.  I used to just get permits when I could get by the office.  Now 
I make a point of it like a good little hiker.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Engraving Pros" <mail at engravingpros.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 12:55 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Permits


> thru-hike permit. Not only are they aware of the permit, they are also
> frowning down on its misuses. I think there will be changes in the future,

I had a similar experience. But the Ranger looked down on the
permits issued by PCT Association on general principal. He felt that
by the PCTA issuing permits the local authority has no control over
trail usage. Also, if a PCT hiker is injured on the trail they would have
no idea that they were even out there. I argued that there is no way
for me to tell where I am going to be on the trail two months from now
anyway. But he seemed unconvinced.

I can see it now. Standing there at the permit office trying to map out
all of my camping spots for the next 133 nights. :)
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