[pct-l] transportation from Echo Lake

[Benjamin Grunbaum]

Try searching on the car rental websites.  South Lake Tahoe certainly has
car rental companies.  It is a big tourist area.  Whether they let you take
them one way or not I do not know.


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Mark Hyams <markhyams at hotmail.com> wrote:

> If you can get to Reno (casino shuttles, etc) from South Lake Tahoe, you
> can hop on Amtrak and take it all the way to Bend. You'll change trains in
> Sacramento, and at some point in Oregon you'll change to an Amtrak bus at
> Chemult. Should be about $100, although it'll take over 18 hours. Amtrak
> also has a bus stop in SLT that will take you directly to Sacramento for a
> few more dollars.  Check out the Amtrak website for all your options.
> On May 28, 2013 2:04 PM, "Judson Brown" <judsonwb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello, All-
> >
> > I'm meeting some friends on the PCT this summer, and I'll be accompanying
> > them as far as Echo Lake. I'm starting to think about my options for
> > getting back to Bend at that point.
> >
> > I'm assuming that a hitch from Echo Lake Resort to South Lake Tahoe would
> > be easy enough. At that point, I'm not sure what options I have. I think
> I
> > would prefer renting a car one-way back home because I'm not a fan of
> > flying with backpacking gear. Thing is, I've never rented a car for a
> trip
> > before, so I'm not sure if that is available in SLT, or if I'd need to
> get
> > to Reno first and rent there.
> >
> > I would appreciate any pertinent advice/info people can offer on this
> > issue.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > bunnyslayer/Judson
> > Bend, OR
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