We arrived at the ranger station early, grabbed another hiker to group-up for permits, and still didn’t get a permit straight through Glacier NP. With the big group of hikers here clamoring for permits combined with the 4th of July vacationers, we only managed to get 2 campsites between Canada and St. Mary Lake. This left over 44 miles of park where we will be unable to camp legally. Hopefully we can obtain a second permit at the St. Mary ranger station to continue south. We’ll figure it out when we get there. Meanwhile, we decided to knock-out the 10 miles back to East Glacier to shorten what we’ll have left without having to camp.