I'm sure this has been posted a million times, but not sure how to search that. Anyway, yes, walk-up permits are plentiful this time of year. (October) but just to be aware, they are not released until 11.a.m. the day of the hike in - as they are the extra unused permits - and reserved hikers have until 11am to claim them. (Or so I was told last week). The thing to do (as we did) was to stand there at the line and ask everyone that comes up if their whole party is going. If not, there is your permit. Hope this helps.
