Posted by Loren Mauch on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Under: Planning
Below is the confirmation I received for a Yosemite wilderness permit. (Personal information removed.) We will pick up the actual permit on Sunday, August 4th. Awesome!
This confirms your reservation for a wilderness permit for the following trip.
Permit ID: XXXXX
Entry Date: 08/05/2013
Entry Trailhead: Happy Isles->Sunrise/Merced Lake (pass through)
Exit Date: 08/22/2013
Exit Trailhead: Whitney Portal
Number in Party: 2
Number hiking Half Dome: 0
Number of Stock: 0
You must camp beyond Little Yosemite Valley and Moraine Dome. Bears have obtained food from backpackers in this area.There are bear lockers at Merced Lake backpackers camp.
I enjoy hiking the John Muir Trail and look forward to chatting with anyone interested in finding out more about, me, the trail, or my other hiking adventures.