From 75a60a4b6df09abdb9f10487d5cbc17754d65983 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Jennings Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:47:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] trip: note park entrance pass plan --- TODO.md | 4 ++++ days/2026-09-22.md | 1 + days/2026-09-24.md | 1 + days/2026-09-25.md | 1 + 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index 3907b9d..a0d9238 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Open items before and during the trip. Tick and date when done. Sequoia/Kings Canyon and waives the US$100/person nonresident surcharge. Without it: ~US$435 per park, US$870 total. Pass holder must be in the car with photo ID at every gate. +- [ ] **Print the pass PDF** after purchase and carry the physical copy. + The planned Big Oak Flat and Big Stump entries are daytime fee stations, + but an unstaffed entrance requires a physical pass or printed PDF to be + displayed. Ask the ranger for a physical pass at the first staffed entry. - [ ] **KT: complete the LA DTLA online check-in form** — [Hostaway portal](https://guest-portal.hostaway.com/65596088/dxYlP4ov/check-in). Entry code is activated only after it's submitted. diff --git a/days/2026-09-22.md b/days/2026-09-22.md index 5899fc9..f430325 100644 --- a/days/2026-09-22.md +++ b/days/2026-09-22.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ - 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 ## Plan diff --git a/days/2026-09-24.md b/days/2026-09-24.md index 1529b51..44d0d6d 100644 --- a/days/2026-09-24.md +++ b/days/2026-09-24.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ - 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 ## Route after Fresno diff --git a/days/2026-09-25.md b/days/2026-09-25.md index 22b5ae3..b627a9f 100644 --- a/days/2026-09-25.md +++ b/days/2026-09-25.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ - 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 ## Group plan