Originally Posted by
colorado_rob
The permit situation all along that hiking corridor is really confusing right now, not sure WHAT will come of it all. I have a PCT thru permit, started the trail and left it after a week due to CV concerns, but I'm still hoping to get back on the trail at, say, Kennedy Meadows and go north from there, perhaps in June. BUT: I heard something about all PCT permits basically are now invalidated this year?
Bottom line, it goes without saying, I think we just all have to be patient, and when things relax MAYBE 6 weeks or so from now, it will hopefully all become clear.
BTW: when we did the SHR, we flew into Fresno and scoped out an Uber ride to the Roads End trailhead, looks like an identical distance as your HST trailhead, I seem to remember $150. We wound up doing a search on the Fresno Craigslist, found a lady who gives rides, it came to $125 for the 5 of us total, including a tip. Check out the Fresno Craigslist for a possible ride.
OR: For additional permit possibilities, have you considered starting at Kennedy Meadows or Horseshoe Meadows and heading north from there? I have a contact (somewhere!) for rides from Bishop/Lone Pine. We flew to Reno once, Vegas another time, both times rented one-way cars returned in Bishop, grabbed hired shuttle rides to trailheads that way. Just scheming... I'll be in those part myself when things resolve.