ETA: 6/23/12
First, I spoke with USGS and they told me that only day hikers are subject to quota permits which means, we can get a permit at any time since we are hiking the entire TRT and can pick them up at any time. I was a bit worried about this at first, really feels good to not have that thought in the back of my head. So, we will head up, stop by the visitor station, pick up our permits, and head to Incline Village, NV where we will spend the night before starting on the trip.
I've been thinking a lot and talking a lot about how much I hate planning hikes. Now I know I said I love planning hikes and I do but I hate, hate planning every thing so that you take the excitement out of a trip. For example, I really disliked the idea of mailing food to post office's along the way, and I disliked the idea of caching water, so naturally, we eliminated this by simply saying, screw it! Many people plan food and water caches but we are to bad-ass to be practically taking a "guided tour" like trip planning every detail, Aaron and I both can appreciate the unpredictability of this trip which is part of the reason for going on the hike in the first place. That said, I have researched, read, and thought a bit about the "what if" situations that could occur should we find ourselves in a food or water shortage situation.
Don't forget, we will be doing a big section of the PCT in addition to the entire TRT!
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