[pct-l] Amtrak stop near Stevens Pass, Washington

[patti kulesz]

you have to call in advance to let the bus driver know there is someone needing to be picked up the bus at the gas station in Skykomish. And now that the Dinsmore's have moved to Baring u might even be able to get the driver to drop u off there in front of the store which is directly across the street from them! Small towns are good like that! And for those that don't stop by the Dinsmore's and say hey atleast...ur missing out! Thery now have a dorm for us to sleep in with mattresses to throw on the floor, cable tv, internet, phone, showers laundry and sometimes BBQ. O yeh and an awesome fir pit outside and a Gazebo if u'd rather sleep outside! They ask for a $20.00 donation to keep it going every year for the hikers. Better than paying 40-60 dollars at the hostel in Skykomish plus food at the rest.
They're awesome peeps and the baring store owner is an awesome cook and this was his first year with our pack. He was so excited to have us there that he is already working on his new menu for the future years of PCT hikers! YES we will have OUR OWN MENU! O yeh and he's talking about his own PANCAKE CHALLENGE! only thing is his pancakes ARE SOOO YUMMY!
there's an ATM in Skykomish but it doesn't always have cash in it b/c it is a small town and alot of people go thru there. most small towns don't have ATM's.  So don't forget to carry cash for the angels stops! They aren't rich...just wonderful people who love hikers!

patti Sugar Moma PCT 09!

--- On Thu, 10/29/09, Patrick Beggan <meta474 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Patrick Beggan <meta474 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Amtrak stop near Stevens Pass, Washington
To: "Tom Griffin" <griffin at u.washington.edu>, pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 8:44 PM

There has been an amtrak bus that stopped in Skykomish from Seattle to  
Spokane and vice versa for some time. I used it in 2008 to get back to  
the trail from Seattle after a few zero days. If you prefer to use  
Skykomish to travel from, you can get a ticket for that bus (which  
stops by the gas station along highway 20 in skykomish) from  
amtrak.com as well.


On Oct 29, 2009, at 8:23 PM, Tom Griffin wrote:

> Not sure this has been covered on the list yet, so please excuse this
> post if it is a duplication. Amtrak is now serving Leavenworth,
> Washington, which is just east of Stevens Pass. It stops just once a  
> day
> in each direction. The train is the Empire Builder, which goes from
> Chicago to Seattle. The schedule  is not that convenient (8 p.m.  
> arrival
> in Leavenworth  coming from Seattle and 6 a.m. arrival in Leavenworth
> coming from Chicago), but there is a  shuttle from the station to
> Stevens Pass. According to the Seattle Times:
>
> The private shuttle has agreed to meet every train so that travelers
> aren't stranded on the edge of Leavenworth (and if you get missed, the
> number is 509-548-RIDE). The fare into town is $3 per person. For a
> round trip to Stevens Pass Ski Area, the shuttle will cost $12.
>
> The article doesn't say if the shuttle will run to the Pass only in  
> the
> winter, when the ski hill is open, but I'm assuming that it will run  
> all
> year.
> The train station is on the outskirts and passengers will need service
> even to get into Leavenworth.
>
> Here's a link to the whole Seattle Times article.
> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2010155461_nwwtrain29.html
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Tom "Bullfrog" Griffin
> Seattle
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