To hike the pacific crest trail you need a few permits:
- permission to enter Canada using the trail ✔️
- a fire permit (for my stove (note: I don’t plan on making any campfires)) ✔️
- a long distance hiking permit for hiking 500+ miles.➖
- And a permit to climb Mount Whitney (optional, but who would pass that up?) ➖
(I’m still waiting to get the last 2 approved and sent back).
2016 is a special year because they’re limiting the long distance permits to 50 people per start day. This will help cut down trail damage from overuse, as hiking the Pacific Crest Trail has become rather popular (but it kinda makes permit time…stressful).
Waiting is hard.
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