[pct-l] Mammoth Mountain/ Reds Meadow

[Randy Forsland]

Perfect..thanks a bunch for the info..

I've decided to go that route...Amtrak/YARTS to Mammoth and then start my 
hike at Horseshoe Lake...That will get me out on the trail within a day of 
leaving the Bay Area...

The only thing that I had to do differently was to start my trip on Sunday 
9/2 instead of Monday, since the shuttle to Horseshoe Lake stops running 
after the 3rd..No big deal..

Again, thanks for the info...

Redwood


>From: "Dena Van Derveer" <pikahiker at gmail.com>
>To: "Randy Forsland" <randy_forsland at hotmail.com>
>CC: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mammoth Mountain/ Reds Meadow
>Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:02:40 -0700
>
>Randy--
>Yes, it's a bit of a slog getting out there via public transit. Not
>sure about Circus Circus, but a couple of other tips:
>(1) There's a new service GoToBus that goes between SF & Reno for
>$25/$30 depending on departure...
>(http://www.gotobus.com/usasia/sanfrancisco___reno/)
>... Great price, but unfortunately it misses the YARTS connection to
>Mammoth by about an hour. But maybe this will be useful info for
>somebody.
>(2) Amtrak is more expensive, but has better connections -- you CAN
>make it in a day from SF/Emeryville to Merced (via train) to Yosemite
>Valley (bus) (EMY > MCD > YOS)then YARTS to Mammoth, then stay at
>Shady Rest Campground in Mammoth Lakes (rarely full, but not sure
>about Labor Day weekend). It's right next to the Forest Service
>offices where you can pick up your permit, if you don't have one
>already.
>http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak
>http://www.yarts.com/schedule/2007/Summer120E.pdf
>
>(3) Apparently little known (at least I'd never heard of it until a
>month ago): In Mammoth Lakes there is a FREE shuttle (the Lakes Basin
>Shuttle) to Horseshoe Lake; runs once an hour thru Sept. 3. Although
>Reds Meadow has a certain cachet to it, if you're just starting out,
>this shuttle would be cheaper than the $7 Reds/Devils Postpile bus,
>and it gets you to the Horseshoe Lake trailhead, which will save you a
>fair amount of climbing out of Reds at the beginning of a trip
>(heavier pack and all that). It's 3.5 miles to the PCT at Upper Crater
>Meadow, but you will miss that burned out area above Reds, more's the
>pity.
>http://www.visitmammoth.com/docs/SummerSchedules.pdf
>
>I found out about this having just spent two weeks cooking for a
>couple of PCTA trail crews who were doing a trail re-route there.
>Anyone who travels this part of the JMT/PCT will be walking over the
>new trail and 2 new stock bridges. The trail re-route was done to keep
>the trail out of the meadow and out of the habitat of the endangered
>Yosemite Toad.
>
>And oh yes, there are a few pictures of the crew in action, moving 3000lb 
>logs!
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/pikahiker/sets/72157601180656841/
>
>Good luck with your hike!
>--Pika (the other, not-Bob Pika)
>
>On 8/12/07, Randy Forsland <randy_forsland at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm planning on hiking a portion of the JMT starting Labor day. I was
> > thinking about getting on at Reds Meadow and probably exiting at 
>Kearsarge..
> >
> > I've visited the CREST Bus, greyhound, and YARTS transportation sites, 
>but
> > almost all of the schedules with connections  make this a 1.5 - 2 day 
>event
> > to get down to Reds Meadow from the SF Bay Area.
> >
> > So I was thinking...maybe I should drive my old Honda beater to Circus
> > Circus in Reno and leave it in one of their 3000+ spots for the two 
>weeks
> > that I'll be gone. I can get a free shuttle to the airport and catch the
> > Crest Bus there to Mammoth..
> >
> > I've stayed at Circus Circus in the past for 1 week periods and don't 
>recall
> > anybody messing with my vehicle or asking me to show that I was actually
> > staying at the hotel. Has anybody ever tried something like this ??
> >
> > Or does anybody have any better suggestions for where to stash a car 
>near
> > Reds meadow ?/
> >
> > Just thinking out loud
> >
> > Redwood
> >
> >
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