Date:         Thu, 3 Aug 2017 23:53:09 +0000
Reply-To:     Patrick Seurynck <climb12@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Patrick Seurynck <climb12@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Senior Pass purchases
Comments: To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
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I got mine a couple of weeks after my 62nd at Grand Canyon NP last August.
Life is good!
ps

On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 5:49 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> I got the Senior Pass on my 62nd birthday upon driving into Yosemite 2
> years ago.  Hands down one of the greatest things about turning 62!  FREE
> admission into National Parks and Monuments, and 1/2 off camping fees on
> federal lands.  Ha-ha!...recently camped in a place in Eastern
> Sierras....total bill for lovely camping was $2.50 a night with the senior
> pass.  (Of course, there are ample places for free too, and I use them
> depending on the situation at the moment.  Just so easy in a Vanagon.)
>
> So, I'm always inclined to head for federal lands like National Forest
> campgrounds and BLM stuff and east of the Mississippi I totally love the
> Core of Engineers places like near some dam and lake.  Man...in
> California....the State Parks are CRAZY expensive!!  And don't even think
> about the beach campgrounds....about $35 to $50 a night depending how close
> you are to the water.  And crowded and stinky and dirty and noisy.  Take it
> from a local.
>
> Rich
> San Diego
>
>
>       From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
>  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>  Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 4:28 PM
>  Subject: Senior Pass purchases
>
> For those of you who have been told at federal facilities that they are out
> of passes and you'll have to wait, the policy has evidently changed.  They
> will sell you the pass, issue a voucher which you may use as if it were the
> pass, and send you the pass when they get more in stock.
>
> This was reported today in the Spokane newspaper.  The article also said
> that some places have sold more passes in a month than they typically sell
> in a year.
>
> mcneely
>
>
>
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