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Ken, All trails in the High Sierra that I am aware of require overnight wilderness permits. The question is, which are easy to get or have no quota. If your goal is to re-hike the JMT, you can obtain a last minute permit from a no-quota trailhead like Kennedy Meadows South (or others) and go north from there. The downside is that all of these trailheads add significant miles to a JMT trip (for example an extra 50 miles from KMS) and many (like KMS) take you through high desert where water may become an issue. If you want to discover new terrain in the High Sierra, I would just look at a map and make your own trail. Any route that is not well tread should have permit availability! Some of the best trips I've done have been on less-well-trod routes. If you are up for some adventure with a tad of route finding where the old trails have vanished in some spots, check out the Theodore Solomons Trail group on Facebook for a route that parallels the JMT along the West Side: Cheers! Ethan "When you see a new trail, or a footprint you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing."? - Uncheedah On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 5:11?PM Tom Kennefick via <tomkennefick=[email protected]> wrote:
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