[Cdt-l] Planning a CDT Hike

[Sly]

We took the shuttle from Waterton to Chief Mountain too, and also 
hitched back.   At the time, IIRC it was a shuttle from an outfitter in 
town.  If I'm not mistaken you can take one for slightly more money on 
one of the red buses between Waterton and East Glacier.   This was late 
September when things were winding down so the red buses may have 
stopped running by then. 

In June of '07 I believe the red buses were running both ways as well as 
the white shuttle between East Glacier and Chief Mountain which I ended 
up taking after hitching half way back.

Sly


Jim and/or Ginny Owen wrote:
> Sly -
> We took the shuttle to Waterton in '07 to start the GDT and talked to 
> the shuttle people
> about getting a shuttle back to the States from Waterton when we were 
> done in 6 or 8 weeks. 
> We were told that they could drop us in Canada (one way fare) but that 
> they couldn't bring
> us back across the border as a one way trip when we returned.  We 
> solved the problem by
> hitching - took us 3 rides to get from Pincher Creek to East 
> Gloacier.  That translates to 2
> or 3 rides to get from Waterton to East Clacier. 
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> Or - you can take a taxi from Waterton to the border crossing, get out 
> and walk across the
> border and catch the shuttle from Chief Mt.  As I recall, the taxi 
> can't take you across the
> border either.  But at least it can get you to Chief Mt. - where you 
> WILL have to deal with
> the border patrol.  And that WILL require either a passport or a DL 
> and birth certificate. 
>  
> Jim
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> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:26:36 -0500
> From: hikertrash at gmail.com
> To: roy_hiking at yahoo.com
> CC: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Planning a CDT Hike
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> Also...
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> Since you're only doing Glacier, you may want to consider hiking 
> north.  The trail is somewhat more spectacular that way.  It's easy 
> enough to get a shuttle back. 
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> Walking into Canada maybe easier than trying to get in that country 
> over the road and dealing with a border guard.
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> Sly
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>     I am planning a hike, starting the first week of Aug., to begin in
>     Glacier Park.  I have found, online, a shuttle to the Prince of
>     Wales Hotel.  I will be going from East Glacier, arriving by
>     trail, to the start of the PCT.  I will only be doing the Glacier
>     section this year.
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>     First Question?  Will I need a passport and/or other permits to go
>     to the trail head?
>     Second?  What is the process for getting a back county pass?
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