That's very weird Tina. How could they make that mistake?Neither permit that I received was close to what I requested, and they are both one night permits for the exact same date! I got one night at REH, and on the second permit I got the SAME night at Lake Isabel.
Dear Backcountry Permit Applicant,
We have processed your Advance Reservation Application and were unable to confirm any of your itinerary choices.
Hey Tina,teapot57 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:16 am So yesterday I got my second and final permit. I had submitted two permit applications, one for a 2-3 night trip within a one week date range, and the second for a 3 night trip anytime between August 1 and September 15, but in the notes I carved out the date range that I used for the first permit and specifically asked them not to give me anything during that time.
Neither permit that I received was close to what I requested, and they are both one night permits for the exact same date! I got one night at REH, and on the second permit I got the SAME night at Lake Isabel.
Not quite what I was looking for, but you win some, you lose some.
Sorry, Paul. That’s a bummer, especially since it’s been awhile since you’ve been to Glacier.
August 8. I’ll FB Messenger youHey Tina,
What date were the permits for? Which one do you plan to use?
Paul
HA!
Just to follow up on this... just spoke to Karen in the Apgar Backcountry Office. She asked another Ranger about the status of the web page and was told they expected it to be back up no later than Monday.sbosecker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:15 pm Does anyone have any information on how long the Glacier NP Advance Reservation Availability Web Page will be down?
https://www.nps.gov/applications/glac/b ... bcmap.html
After getting the spinning wheel of death for a prolonged amount of time, eventually an "Apology Page" is displayed.
Scott
...and now I know. The Backcountry Advance Reservation Webpage is back up and the itinerary I requested - and for which I received a "Unavailable Email" - seems to be available from Sept 2 - Sept 5. (LOF, ADA, GRA, LOF)sbosecker wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:20 am ...I put in the request on June 7th and checked the Advance Reservation Availability Webpage daily to see if my request still had a chance. The last time I checked was the day before the webpage got lost in space and nothing had changed - I think this was Thursday. So when I get an "Unavailable" email on Friday and I'm unable to check the webpage ...well, it wouldn't be the first time (or the second) over the past 18 years that I've gotten an "Unavailable" email when there actually were itineraries that fit my request.
The email is probably legit but it does seem a bit conincidental that everything was looking good until I couldn't verify the situation any longer.
Anyway, I'll know more when the webpage is resurrected. Hopefully that will be soon...
Just got off the phone with Ranger Dillon. He thinks he can give me the Logging Lake itinerary but he needed to check with a Supervisor that wasn't available right then. I should hear back soon.sbosecker wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:14 pm ...and now I know. The Backcountry Advance Reservation Webpage is back up and the itinerary I requested - and for which I received a "Unavailable Email" - seems to be available from Sept 2 - Sept 5. (LOF, ADA, GRA, LOF)
...I'll see if I can get that rectified Sunday morning by calling the Backcountry Office in Apgar again.