Cburton
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- Sep 3, 2017
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I posted here in 2017 for my September Wind River trip, and you guys made some great suggestions. I was especially fond of the East Fork, which several of you highly recommended. This site is an awesome resource, so thank you to all who contribute!
This year's September trip is supposed to be the Teton Crest Trail. I logged in several months ago the moment the permit system opened, but the system seemed to be malfunctioning and permits weren't made available until 25-30 minutes after when they were supposed to be available. Anyways, I had to take care of some stuff at work and when I returned 45 minutes later the permit reservation system was working and almost all permits I wanted were gone. So it goes.
Anyways, I was able to snag a permit for my first night for Death Canyon Shelf, but no other permits were available that would work. I would have loved to have gotten a South Cascade Canyon and Holly Lake or the other zone camping permit around that area, but it wasn't in the dice at that point. So where do I go from here?
I'd like to spend 3-4 nights out there, so 4-5 days. We'll fly in the night of August 30th, so we won't be able to reserve permits a day in advance in person. We can hike up to around 12-15 miles/day in that kind of terrain, but we're happy to have shorter days as well and spend time exploring around camp, hiking off trail without our packs, etc. We plan to start our trip with the aerial tram up to Rendezvous Mountain.
I'm aware that we can spend night two in Alaska Basin, which looks like an awesome area anyways. What is my best option after that? Since I have a permit for just one night, can I get a second, separate permit by walking up to see if anything else is available? Or will that not be possible since it will be two days before the night I would stay in Cascade Canyon or Upper Paintbrush Canyon/Holly Lake?
Any can't miss areas or good alternatives after spending night one on Death Canyon Shelf and night two likely in Alaska Basin? (or South Cascade Canyon if we get the walk up permit?) I'm also looking for transportation recommendations - rental cars, shuttles, etc are all fine with me. I've looked
This year's September trip is supposed to be the Teton Crest Trail. I logged in several months ago the moment the permit system opened, but the system seemed to be malfunctioning and permits weren't made available until 25-30 minutes after when they were supposed to be available. Anyways, I had to take care of some stuff at work and when I returned 45 minutes later the permit reservation system was working and almost all permits I wanted were gone. So it goes.
Anyways, I was able to snag a permit for my first night for Death Canyon Shelf, but no other permits were available that would work. I would have loved to have gotten a South Cascade Canyon and Holly Lake or the other zone camping permit around that area, but it wasn't in the dice at that point. So where do I go from here?
I'd like to spend 3-4 nights out there, so 4-5 days. We'll fly in the night of August 30th, so we won't be able to reserve permits a day in advance in person. We can hike up to around 12-15 miles/day in that kind of terrain, but we're happy to have shorter days as well and spend time exploring around camp, hiking off trail without our packs, etc. We plan to start our trip with the aerial tram up to Rendezvous Mountain.
I'm aware that we can spend night two in Alaska Basin, which looks like an awesome area anyways. What is my best option after that? Since I have a permit for just one night, can I get a second, separate permit by walking up to see if anything else is available? Or will that not be possible since it will be two days before the night I would stay in Cascade Canyon or Upper Paintbrush Canyon/Holly Lake?
Any can't miss areas or good alternatives after spending night one on Death Canyon Shelf and night two likely in Alaska Basin? (or South Cascade Canyon if we get the walk up permit?) I'm also looking for transportation recommendations - rental cars, shuttles, etc are all fine with me. I've looked