[pct-l] Shuttle to Mammoth Lakes, resupply at Muir vs. VVR

[Ken Powers]

Regarding tickets:

The FS shuttle understands the thru-hikers and are quite helpful. The norm is to buy your daily pass at the ski resort. You show the pass to get on the bus and the bus driver asks that you turn it in at days end.

We got on at Reds Meadow with no ticket. We asked about payment and the driver said to talk to the people at the resort ticket office. The ticket people understood what was happening and said to just buy our tickets when we returned. We got a free ride to town.  The next day we bought our ticket and turned them in to the bus driver when we disembarked at Reds Meadow. 

Note that there is no operating shuttle from that point into Mammoth Lakes, We just walked over to the road near the huge parking lot and got a ride into town.

Ken
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brian Lewis 
  To: 'PCT MailingList' 
  Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:58 AM
  Subject: [pct-l] Shuttle to Mammoth Lakes, resupply at Muir vs. VVR


  Wandering Bob said:

  “Want to avoid V V R and still carry less food weight? Stop 20 miles south of V V R and resupply at Muir Trail Ranch. Then it's only 58 more miles (and two passes) to Red's Meadow and the shuttle into Mammoth Lakes.”

   

  I hadn’t been aware of a shuttle from Red’s Meadow to Mammoth lakes --- do you know how often that runs?   Skipping VVR in favor of resupplying at both Muir and Mammoth Lakes sounds like a good option

   

  I found a reference to the shuttle here:

  http://www.cityconcierge.com/mammoth-lakes/summer/reds-meadow.asp

   

  It says the first shuttle leaves at 7:15, so likely there are a number of them throughout the day?

   

  I’d appreciate hearing from someone that’s actually ridden this shuttle to confirm that there are no issues, in particular that they allow you to buy a round-trip ticket from Reds Meadow.

   

  Oh wait, here’s a catch: Muir Trail Ranch charges a whopping $50 to pick up a package from the post office and hold it for you, per http://www.muirtrailranch.com/resupply.html

  VVR charges $15 per box.    OTOH, VVR’s ferry shuttle is $9 each way (http://www.edisonlake.com/shuttle.htm), so to pick up a box at VVR you’re likely already out $15 + $18 = $33 before you spend a dime on anything else at what’s reported to be one of the most expensive places on the PCT.   And there are only two ferry departure times per day (or walk another 4.5 miles each way).     Muir Trail Ranch is just 1.5 miles off the PCT, so their $50 charge isn’t looking quite so bad after all … !!

   

   

   

              Brian Lewis



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