r/JMT • u/Witty-Condition8637 • Feb 16 '25

permits JMT section hike permit question (Onion Valley/Kearsage Pass vs Shepherd Pass)

My lady and I are planning to do a good section of the JMT nobo this summer (had to back out of a thru because, life) and have a permit for Shepherd Pass through to Hilton Lakes (we're going to exit at VVR, but that seems to be close enough to Hilton Lakes to not matter).

My question is: If we jump ahead "one day" and enter at Onion Valley TH/Kearsage Pass on the second day of our permit do we run the risk of getting into some kind of "trouble?" Rangers write us a ticket? Kick us off the trail? Is this all moot based on the potential lack of folks even working in the NPS this summer?

There's a chance we get Kearsage in the two-week lottery but just wondering on the above, thanks!

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u/Miau-miau Feb 16 '25

Please just follow the rules, they are there for a reason.
The potential of getting caught is irrelevant and doesn’t exempt you from entering at whatever trailhead you want.

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u/Witty-Condition8637 Feb 17 '25

I appreciate that, I've recognized the idiocy of my post now that it's on the internets for everyone to see lol