[pct-l] Bus service JMT area

[Robert W. Freed]

  I yo-yo'ed the JMT this year and used the public transportation in the area.
  From Lone Pine- Crest line bus with a transfer in Bishop to Mammoth. Mammoth has a killer free in town bus service. And very hiker friendly, although expensive in season. Any way, Yarts bus from Mammoth to Yosemite Valley.
  You have to hitch to the trail head at Lone Pine, but it is a easy hitch. I had a hiker to trail head/town sign and both times got a ride in minutes.
    But 18 days is a long time. After two or three passes you get your trail legs and the miles just fly by. It took me only 13 days the first time through.
   
  Robert
   
   
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>Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 22:05:18 -0700
>From: drifter at tmail.com
>Subject: [pct-l] Short hike
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>Hi all.  I can manage do do half of the JMT next summer without
>quitting 
>my job, selling the boat etc.  I've got 18 vacation daze coming!  I can
> 
>get to Yosemite via Amtrak easy.  I think VVR (Lake Edison) is where
>I'd 
>like to get off, but I think transportation there may be a problem.
> So, 
>is there any public transportation close around there?  Gawd, I haven't
>
>hitch hiked in nigh on to 40 years!  Any other suggestions?  I'm still 
>planning a thru-hike but it will have to wait at least one more year.
>  I 
>want to do this two week deal first before I commit everything to a 
>thru-hike and find out either (1) I don't like it, or (2)  I physically
> 
>can't do it.  I wouldn't be the first.....  Thanks


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