When do you think I’ll be able to get my Geezer Pass?

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I turned 62 a couple of days before the government shutdown in December and getting my Geezer Pass was the one thing I actually wanted for my BD. We actually made plans to go to the newly renovated Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk, NC and get it which is the closest place for me to buy it in person...

We still ended up going to the Outer Banks (OBX) for some down time over Christmas but weren’t able to get the pass.

I just went on line and the website is still down.

Do you think I can get it later next week? I want to make sure to get it before the next potential shutdown....
 
I believe it is $80 now Eddie. Price went up on the day of the total eclipse last year.
Still a GREAT deal at $80 (cash or personal check, no credit cards).

Talked to my neighbor this morning whose heading to work at the USFS office in the Francis Marion NF. They will be back operating normally this morning. I imagine the same in your location.

Best to call the office you intend to visit and make sure they have a supply of Senior Passes. Not all locations have the Senior Pass or they might not have any on hand.
 
Hi Bill-

Although I live near the BTWashington NM they do not sell passes.
I had hoped to get it online today but as of this writing the site is still down...I’ll try again tomorrow..
 
Good news!

I found out that the George Washington and Jefferson National Forrest’s Headquarters is in Roanoke.
I called them today and made an appointment tomorrow to get my Pass!

Hallelujah!
 
smlobx said:
Good news!

I found out that the George Washington and Jefferson National Forrest’s Headquarters is in Roanoke.
I called them today and made an appointment tomorrow to get my Pass!

Hallelujah!
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Yippee! :)
 
Great to know, Eddie!

My own experiences with the Fed'ral Gummint since Monday of this week have been confined to dealing with the IRS as a day-in, day-out requirement of my CPA practice. I am pleasantly surprised at the pace at which that particular agency has re-started their work.

Just today I noticed that the Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF in Montana is back online with their Facebook page, so that seems to speak well of the USDA Forest Service on the whole when combined with your experience locally today.

Foy
 
In case anyone is interested I’ll update the saga...

When I called to set up my appointment they told me that I would have to pay with a credit card. No problem I thought..

I showed up at the appropriate time and gave the required documentation to the nice lady who told me it would take about 5 minutes...
After a bit she came back to the front desk and said that her card reader wasn’t working and that they would need to call tech support for assistance. I told her no problem as I was in town for the next several hours and would call her when I got through...Four hours later she told me that they still weren’t able to fix it and to call them next week...:-(

When I got up this morning I decided to see if the USGS site was back up and it was so I sent in my application online!

I only hope it gets processed before any further shutdown..:)
 
smlobx have you tried going to a BLM office in your area?
There are a lot of places you can drive up to and get a "pass"
Last year just before the price increase we decided to get a second card for my wife.
There is a local BLM office in our area.
Just went in and gave then $10 and got the card.Zip Zap.
I know this isn't the case everywhere but if you haven't checked it out you should.
Frank
 
Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:
smlobx have you tried going to a BLM office in your area?
There are a lot of places you can drive up to and get a "pass"
Last year just before the price increase we decided to get a second card for my wife.
There is a local BLM office in our area.
Just went in and gave then $10 and got the card.Zip Zap.
I know this isn't the case everywhere but if you haven't checked it out you should.
Frank
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Frank, I'd be surprised if there was a BLM field office within 1,500 miles of either Eddie's or my own East Coast homes. If there are Federal lands administered by the BLM in any East Coast states it would be news to me. USDA Forest Service and US Army Corps of Engineers offices are our go-to Federal Gummint facilities. Got my Geezer Pass before the price hike at a USA COE visitor center just 6 miles from my home back in 2016.

Foy
 
Foy said:
Frank, I'd be surprised if there was a BLM field office within 1,500 miles of either Eddie's or my own East Coast homes. If there are Federal lands administered by the BLM in any East Coast states it would be news to me. USDA Forest Service and US Army Corps of Engineers offices are our go-to Federal Gummint facilities. Got my Geezer Pass before the price hike at a USA COE visitor center just 6 miles from my home back in 2016.

Foy
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https://www.blm.gov/eastern-states

How far from Raleigh to Jupiter Fl?
Paul
 
PaulT said:
https://www.blm.gov/eastern-states

How far from Raleigh to Jupiter Fl?
Paul
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Cool! Mr. Google says it's 725 miles to Jupiter and 787 miles to the Mississippi office. Other tidbits within the web link you provided say the BLM administers some 31,000 acres within the Southeastern states.
So, yep, I'm surprised. Have sure never seen one! Thanks for looking them up!

Foy
 
The USGS pdf of sites where you can buy passes is interesting. I was surprised to see there's a BLM field station in Lorton, Virginia that manages two small BLM sites on the lower Potomac River (but they don't sell senior passes)

The list also shows National Wildlife Refuges and Seashores, National Battlefields and Military Parks and Historical Parks, etc... places us geezers may not think to check. It seems odd that some sites can sell one or more types of the recreational passes but not necessarily all of them.
 
Correction: The BLM manages only 15,000 surface acres throughout the 31 states east of and bordering the Mississippi River, mostly small sites of historical significance such as Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the historic Chiles home site on Douglas Point, MD. I'd guess the smaller "onseys-twoseys" are not otherwise attached to a larger NP, NM, NF, or NRA so their handling falls to the BLM by default.

A bigger surprise is that the BLM manages the Federal mineral estate of some 30 million acres "in cooperation with other agencies", including bituminous coal and natural gas from shale. That translates to, I think, the BLM handling mineral leases for mineral estates beneath mostly NF lands in PA and WV and increasingly in OH. It's no Permian Basin, but the Appalachian Basin has produced oil and gas literally right from the start at Colonel Drake's well in Titusville, PA. There are oil and gas fields, bituminous and lignite coals, and a full range of base and precious metals prospects within the East Coast states' NF lands.

Foy
 
In case anyone was concerned...I had a great weekend!

On Saturday Terri and I drove up to IAD for our long planned interview with DHS to get our Global Entry Pass. Actually this was the second interview we had set up as the first one was cancelled due to the Gov. shutdown. The interview and background check went well and we were approved!

When we arrived home later that afternoon what did I find in our mailbox? My Geezer Pass!!!

I was in heaven! What a great day!!!

I can’t wait to use it. We have a trip planned for Mesa Verde later this year .....
 
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