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Re: Starting JMT at Bubb's Creek TH?

Sam Molinari
 

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Actually, you only need a Whitney exit permit if your hike originates in the Inyo.? Also there isn¡¯t a separate Whitney Portal permit; if available, it is a part of your general wilderness permit.? There is also no separate exit permit for Donahue Pass, but it is part of the general permit (again if available).

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Christian:? as far as your question, the answer is yes.? Subject to availability, you can start the JMT on any trail head that leads to it.? We started at Rush Creek and walk to the JMT and then North to Happy Isle where we picked up our car and drove back to June Lake and started south to Whitney again from Rush Creek Trail Head.? Along the way, we met hikers who had started at various points along the trail and while most of them started on east side THs, we did meet a number of people who had started from westside THs, particularly after the Inyo closed due to the fire situation.

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Where ever you do start, it will knock your socks off.? This was our third year trying the trail and it never got boring. ?

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From: Ian Goldsmith
Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 8:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JMT-groups.io] Starting JMT at Bubb's Creek TH?

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You can pretty much do what you want once you¡¯re in, with two exceptions, neither of which would apply to you starting at Bubbs and going North. ?The exceptions are:

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1 - exiting Whitney Portal - you need an explicit permit for this

2 - exiting Yosemite via Donahue pass going Southbound - you need an explicit permit for this too

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Ian



On Jan 2, 2022, at 5:35 PM, Christian M <christian.w.mcmillen@...> wrote:

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Hi

I am thinking of doing the JMT in July 2022. I don't care too much about walking every mile of the trail and so for ease of permitting I was thinking of starting at Bubb's Creek Trailhead in Sequoia-Kings Canyon. It's about 12 miles from the trailhead to the JMT. I'd then head north.?

My question and forgive me if the answer is obvious and I should have figured out on my own: Can one simply start the JMT wherever they wish if they can get a permit? I understand why it's so difficult to get permits at the northern and southern ends, but I wonder if Bubb's Creek is easier? Once I get that permit can I just head east and then north with no further worries about permits?

Thanks and please let me know if my question is not clear.

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