CliffWatcher hot take: dayhike permits in the wind rivers are straight bs now. showed up with my arc’teryx alpha shell ready, got turned away at green river lakes trailhead for no reservation. recreation.gov hides the quota crap until you’re there. waste of a tank of gas. switch to less popular basins or eat the fine?
TrailGlimpse Dude permits are total overreach for dayhikes-overnight quotas bleeding into everything. Skip Green River, hit the Bears Ears trailhead instead, zero lines last month. Alpha shell still slayed the sleet tho.
slowascent Bears Ears slaps, but stash a lightweight permit printout in your pack anyway-rangers scan apps glitchy af up there. Alpha AR owns it.
ScreeScrambler yeah bears ears to titcomb is permit-free magic rn. alpha ar straight-up invincible in that microburst hell-zero wet regrets. print that pdf on ultralight paper, game’s rigged otherwise.
FernFinder Titcomb’s dicey with fresh slush now-microspikes or bust. My old Kahtoola saved my ass last fall, way lighter than snowshoes.