[pct-l] Transportation from PCT to San Jose area

[Hank Magnuski]

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Moynihan wrote:

> I am considering visiting a friend in Menlo Park, CA(close to San
> Jose) along my way up the PCT. Somewhere between Tuolumne Meadows and Sonora
> Pass seems to allow for the shortest distance from the PCT to Menlo Park. I
> might be able to have my friend come meet me at the PCT but, if not, is
> there any busline or other public transportation available?
> HWY 120 runs through Toulumne Meadows, what is the possiblity of hitching
> along this road in efforts to get at least half way to the San Jose area? Is
> this a terrible, foolish, perilous, and/ or unreliable idea?

I think there is a train/bus combination that can get you from Yosemite to
San Francisco (see Amtrak), and San Francisco to Menlo Park is an easy ride on
CalTrain.

Hank