Originally Posted by
colorado_rob
A recent family conflict precludes my wife from doing a 3-week section of the AT next month (and I was joining her), so I decided to give a big section of the PCT a go this spring, so last night I looked online and lo-and-behold there was a single permit available for starting next Thursday, 3/29 (all the rest of March, April and May were booked at the 50 limit).
So I clicked the date, filled out the online form and submitted, then got an email back saying "congratulations, your permit app has been received, you'll hear back within 3 weeks".
Well, since this would be starting in more like 6 days from now, this is a bit concerning....
So, my question is: Has anyone else gone through this last-minute permit process, and if so, did you get your permit a couple/few days later vs. the "up to 3 weeks" thing?
I tried calling the permit office, no luck so far. I'll keep trying.
(Since everything was free to cancel, I went ahead and made all arrangements for getting to the trailhead; easy-peasy, $120 flight to SD, rent a car to El Cajon for $41 including all taxes, $56 hotel in El Cajon, bus ride the next morning to Campo. I rented a car vs. another bus to El Cajon because I wanted to do a few other fun things in SD that day.)
Any info on this last minute permit thing appreciated.