[pct-l] Ashland available through Amtrak

[Jeff Bohannon]

Also the bus from Amtrak Klamath to Ashland crosses the PCT  on hwy 140 and 
dropped me off right at the trail when i requested.

>From: Sandra Smith <sandrams at olypen.com>
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Ashland available through Amtrak
>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 23:08:43 -0700
>
>You can now go to Ashland as well as Medford, OR, on an Amtrak bus
>(very nice buses, much nicer than Greyhound's!) as part of your
>Amtrak train ticket (service only available to train riders).  Yes,
>Coast Starlight is never on time (I was 7 hrs late in each direction
>San Diego to Seattle last month) but it is a relaxing way to travel,
>has plenty of space for backpacks, and you can bring your own food.
>The connecting buses meet the train, no matter how late.....just
>figure in the lateness as part of the schedule.  (If you call the
>local stations, they can tell you about how late it's been
>running....it's due to the freight company that owns the tracks in
>this area....the Cascades and other Amtrak trains are usually on time.)
>
>In fact, you can also get a surprising variety of places on this
>train-bus combination system;  we just hiked part of the California
>Coast Trail (consolation hike because the Sierras were so deep in
>snow in June) by taking a combination of trains, Amtrak buses, and
>the Redwood line from Martinez to Crescent City, and last year I used
>in a couple of times at each end of the Oregon PCT.
>
>Sandy from the Olympic Mts.
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