You do get $10 back when you cancel a rec.giv permit, so there's that....
On Feb 5, 2022 10:23 AM, Rick <rick@...> wrote:
I remember when your wilderness permit was obtained from
trailhead sign (sometimes a bulletin board) by simply filling it
out and depositing the copy it in the box. No fee. Times do change
and the Sierra trails are more heavily used and I agree with some
costs and restrictions, but when you try to engineer equity and
fairness into a governmental system you end up with more
regulations...red tape and a hassle for end-users.
I didn't like having to pay $10 for each lottery I entered, but I
did for 3 and like my last attempt I got a SOBO permit. So the
permit cost me $35. I am flexible with my start date and that
probably helps a great deal. My favored time is late season, but
now with the fires I am good with a July 10th start.
I feel that things are complicated enough without giving
Recreation.gov more money to spend on who knows what. Requiring
that the funds go to a specific cause just adds more
regulation...and on it goes.
I am 69 and waiting another year for a permit can be a deal
breaker. I do think that being very flexible with you start date
is the real key...and of course, I am always a party of one.
-Rick
On 2/5/2022 9:52 AM, Granola wrote:
I agree that there is no monetary incentive to
cancelling a permit once it's paid for,?if they cannot go
for?whatever reason. It's just an additional task. I would guess
most people just forget about it. And we don't know the size of
the problem.
