Hey guys, been tryin to plan something on june 15th - 20th or so... i want to get a backpacking permit but im sure the popular destinations are taken already and i wasnt plannin on waiting or hopin for a first come first serve permit when they become available. my question is: what are my options when making a backcountry request when it comes to something being full already.. example: if the clouds rest, or half dome hike is full (example only) can i request something thats kinda in the area and still hike half dome as long as i dont stay at say little yosemite valley? guess im looking for loopholes in the system cuz im sure theyre there... another example: if yosemite falls trailhead to eagle peak and el cap are full, couldnt i just say select old big oak flat road trailhead as my starting point and then hike to yosemite falls and eagle and el cap anyways???? if a ranger found me with a big oak flat permit yet i was starting from the upper falls trailhead... what exactly would happen, other than me looking like a lost fool ( i can handle that
one of the reasons y i was asking was becuz i was interested in hiking to half dome at night, even if the cables are down and i only make it to the subdome, then i can shoot off towards the east or north depending on snowpack and such.