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   Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 08:20:07 JST Seasons of Jason

   😔

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     Joe Ressington (joeress@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 08:48:20 JST Joe Ressington

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     @killyourfm really sorry to hear this, man. I know how much you wanted to go. Maybe use it as an opportunity to go somewhere else though? It's one hell of a country that you live in with some incredible landscapes and areas.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 08:48:20 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Joe Ressington

     @JoeRess Absolutely! There's no shortage of potentially amazing thru-hikes here.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 27-Mar-2025 02:08:04 JST Seasons of Jason

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     One more try! This is the one!

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 08:24:03 JST Seasons of Jason

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     Another swing and a miss 😔
     And you know what? I'm actually annoyed now.

     Recreation.gov is happy to take your $10 every time you want to spin the wheel for a chance to step foot on a certain trailhead. It will never roll over to the next try. It will never be refunded. You could apply 20 times in a row, get denied 20 times in a row, and you'll give them $10 every time.

     I really wanted JMT to be my first thru-hike, but I think it's shaping up to be Oregon Coast Trail now.

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     Bob Tregilus (elaterite@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 08:49:59 JST Bob Tregilus

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     @killyourfm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and shareholders thank you very much for your patronage. (It's criminal that a private company runs that website.) https://archive.ph/SpzOj

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 08:49:59 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Bob Tregilus

     @elaterite Well this is new information to me. Now I've graduated from annoyed to angry. I honestly had no idea.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 09:39:29 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Bob Tregilus

     @elaterite You shouldn't need data access and a debit/credit card to access public land!

     Also, this, from a friend: "I've had camp hosts express frustration that they cannot make site swaps or allow FCFS after people don't show up because everything is done through the website -- they have no ability to accommodate folks in front of them."

     It doesn't just feel criminal, it feels borderline predatory.

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     Bob Tregilus (elaterite@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 09:39:30 JST Bob Tregilus

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     @killyourfm Indeed. Twice now I've been at a Nat. Pk. trying to buy a pass at the information counter, with rangers standing around, and was told the only way to get the pass was through the website. That forced me to drive--in one case 20 miles to get a phone signal--so I could buy the pass. It's criminal.