activities: record annual park pass

days/2026-09-22.md

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 - Check out of the Airbnb by 11 AM
 - Groceries and a full tank in Oakdale — last supermarket; Wawona has a small store. No gas in the Valley; in-park pumps at Crane Flat (Hwy 120) and Wawona (by the store), 24 h pay-at-pump
 - Wawona host notified Sep 19: estimated arrival approximately 8:00 PM
-- **Entrance pass:** planned daytime entry at Big Oak Flat; show the digital pass and MS's photo ID, ask the ranger for a physical pass, and carry the printed PDF in case an entrance is unstaffed
+- **Entrance pass:** the 2026 America the Beautiful Non-Resident Annual Pass was purchased for US$250 and is valid from 2026-09-22. Keep the digital/PDF pass ready, show it with MS's photo ID, and ask the ranger for a physical pass; an unstaffed entrance may require the displayed physical/PDF pass. See [the pass record](../bookings/activities/america-the-beautiful-pass-2026.md).
 
 ## Plan
 

days/2026-09-24.md

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 - Check out of Wawona by 10 AM · **leave by 8:00 AM** — Hwy 41 to Fresno, Hwy 180 to the Big Stump entrance, Generals Hwy to Giant Forest: **~4 hrs**
 - Fresno: full tank and groceries for three nights. No gas near the cabin or inside the parks; backups are Hume Lake (off the byway) and Stony Creek Lodge (Generals Hwy, seasonal) — verify open. Sep 24–25 is ~250 miles
 - Giant Forest → Miramonte is ~1 hr 30 back along Generals Hwy and Hwy 180, in the dark after the Moro Rock sunset; watch for deer
-- **Entrance pass:** planned daytime entry at Big Stump; show the digital pass and MS's photo ID, ask the ranger for a physical pass, and carry the printed PDF in case an entrance is unstaffed
+- **Entrance pass:** use the 2026 America the Beautiful Non-Resident Annual Pass purchased for the trip; keep the digital/PDF pass ready, show it with MS's photo ID, and ask the ranger for a physical pass. An unstaffed entrance may require the displayed physical/PDF pass. See [the pass record](../bookings/activities/america-the-beautiful-pass-2026.md).
 
 ## Route after Fresno
 

days/2026-09-25.md

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 - LK departs Kansas City independently for Los Angeles: [MCI 4:20 PM CDT on `E279K7`](../bookings/transport/flights-ms.md); arrival and flight number are TBC
 - LK arrives at LAX at **6:00 PM PDT**; flight details and ground transport are TBC
 - LK collects the [Budget rental](../bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-budget-lax.md) at 18:45 PDT; this leaves little time after the 18:00 LAX arrival, so confirm Budget's grace period
-- **Entrance pass:** planned daytime re-entry at Big Stump for Kings Canyon; the same pass covers the car. Keep the digital pass and MS's photo ID available, and carry the printed PDF if the station is unstaffed
+- **Entrance pass:** re-entry at Big Stump for Kings Canyon is covered by the 2026 America the Beautiful Non-Resident Annual Pass. Keep the digital/PDF pass and MS's photo ID available; an unstaffed station may require the displayed physical/PDF pass. See [the pass record](../bookings/activities/america-the-beautiful-pass-2026.md).
 
 ## Group plan