[pct-l] Public Transportation From Idyllwild?

[Bill Batchelor]

That is a good point.  The most used trail that connects to the PCT is
Devils Slide.  It connects at "Saddle Junction" (a location where about five
trails come together).

The base of Devils Slide drops you into Humber Park.  Humber Park is really
Humber Park-ing Lot.  There is not much of a park to speak of.  However,
this is a very popular trail head for rock climbers as well as hikers.  You
should be able to find kindred spirits there. 

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Andrew McDavid
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 10:12 PM
To: montypct
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Public Transportation From Idyllwild?

Palm Springs does indeed have (pricey, like everywhere) taxi service, at
least when I was there last spring.

I'd try hitching from Idyllwild.  If you ask around in Humber park (where
Devil's Slide comes out), I'm sure you can find a car of climbing rats
heading back towards San Diego.  Or if you can make it as far as San
Bernardino/LA-ish, you can take metrolink and the Surfliner down to San
Diego.

-Andrew

On 3/25/07, montypct <montypct at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's easy to get to and you can bag the peak while you're at it, but 
> once you get down you're stuck in a parking lot full of foreign 
> tourists (in general a fear of American hitchikers) and a long road to a
main road.
> $11.00 one way
> Spring from a pipe 2-3 miles before the Tram, otherwise dry up there.
>
> Palm Springs probably has taxi service.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lon Cooper" <loncooper at gmail.com>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 6:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Public Transportation From Idyllwild?
>
>
> > Would exiting the PCT down the Tramway toward Palm Springs be easier
> from
> > a
> > transportation back to San Diego perspective?
> >
> > Any issues to be aware of doing this in about 3 weeks?
> >
> > -Lon
> >
> >
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