Glacier Park Chat
Bad luck in the draw.
In theory this idea will work because it doesn't radically alter the current random number assignment draw currently used.
The software changes might be/should be pretty simple, but knowing how "systems in the Federal Bureaucracy " work, maybe not
This is an idea I borrowed from Montana Fish, Wildlife,and Parks.
Moose tags are issued in a random draw. Due to the limited number of tags available, the odds of being drawn are very low.
The system allows unsuccessful applicants to get a "bonus" point for the next season's draw(for a small fee).
Applicants can get a bonus point every year until they get drawn.
For example, if you have 4 bonus points for the coming season, you will have your name "put in the hat 5 times" for that draw.
It's still a long shot, but that system does improve your odds over time.
Could this idea be applied to certain highly desired itineraries like:
1) BOW--KIN semi loop
2)The Northern Traverse
3 The Northern Circle
4) Jackson Overlook to Lake McDonald (Gunsight Pass)
5) Old Man Lake to St Mary via Triple Divide
The campsites on the itineraries would have to be specific--The BC Office will define the specific campsites for these itineraries.
And so each time you applied for one of these special itineraries, and were unsuccessful, you would get an "extra draw" for the next year.
Again, as in the moose draw, your odds are improved, if only marginally.
Yes, I know it's not absolutely "fair" for each and every applicant. I just don't know that everything in life has to be "fair", and this is an example of that feeling.
I'm just not much of an "egalitarian" am I?
pete
