[pct-l] Lone Pine to Reno

Fri Jun 12 20:31:52 CDT 2009

ROUND-TRIP BETWEEN
LONE PINE & RENO
MONDAY-TUESDAY-THURSDAY-FRIDAY
 	North-Bound	
	Depart Times	
Lone Pine              
Statham Hall+++	6:15AM	
(800) 922-1930
Reservations recommended

Glad you asked.  I almost planned around a day it doesn't run!

Cris
...mountains don't tolerate fools...

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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:42:34 -0700
> From: Will M <jalan04 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] lone pine to Reno bus
> To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> I'm currently in KM and hoping to get to Lone Pine in a couple of days,
> weather permititng.  does anyone know if the bus to Reno runs every day,
> including weekends?  Sorry, I'd look it up myself but there's a line to
> use
> the compter here.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:47:52 -0700
> From: "Hernandez" <hernand at magicriver.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] JMT in late August with poncho rainfly
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> I've hiked and camped in the Sierra since I was 3 (in 1978, if you want to
> know my age.)  Hiked the JMT Southbound in '06.  Weather at higher
> elevations can change quickly, and if you're above tree line when the
> weather fouls it's no bueno.  I think, though, that you will be "ok" in a
> tarp tent.  My experience of August weather in the Sierra is that you'll
> get
> a rain shower, daily, starting at 3 or 4pm, and lasting for about half an
> hour.  I'm serious, it's like clockwork.  If you see a rain cloud heading
> your way, and you can see the other end of the cloud, I'd throw a pack
> cover
> on, but not bother with the rain gear; if you keep hiking, you'll be warm
> enough and dry soon enough.  Of course, if you can't see the other end of
> the storm system, layer up.   You may save some weight by going tarp, but
> I
> highly recommend you bring layers.  I want to reiterate two excellent
> points
> made by previous posters older and wiser than I: 1. practice with your
> gear
> before heading out.  2. Camping location is key.  I like to camp up and
> away
> from rivers and standing bodies of water, but below treeline, and ideally
> near a fast running rivulet, the tiny, tiny, seasonal kind ignored on most
> maps.  The mosquito count is gonna be related to the amount of snow, and
> the
> rate of snow melt, which lead to standing ponds and quagmires.  '06 was a
> bounty year for skeeters.  I forgot to bring a bug head net, and was so
> upset that I almost quite before the first pass (Donahue).  However, I
> gritted my teeth and stuck with it, bought a head net at Red's Meadow, and
> then proceeded to not need it South of Red's Meadow (the landscape is
> considerably drier as you head South).   Oh well.  Sorry for the long,
> long
> answer to a simple question.  Have a Happy and Safe Hike!
> 
> H.R HuffnPuff
> 
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> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of RJ Lewis
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 2:15 PM
> To: mattjolley at comcast.net; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] JMT in late August with poncho rainfly
> 
> Woke up one morning -- 4th of July in fact, in Tuolomne Meadows, to 6"
> of fresh powder!! Mind you, it didn't last, but whatta wake up call!!
> *LOL* That was back in my 20s-- way back when, when we used to hike in
> Yosemite, and didn't care what trail we were on- we just hiked- spent
> the entire summer in Yosemite Park. Whatta summer!! Ahhhhhhh the
> memories.... :)
> 
> 
> SoulSista
> 
> 
> 
> mattjolley at comcast.net wrote:
> >   I have heard from people who have experienced it  that you can get
> snowed in any month of the year in the Sierras.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Thoms" < wthomsjr at comcast.net >
> > To: < pct-l at backcountry.net >
> > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:05 PM
> > Subject: [pct-l] JMT in late August with poncho rainfly
> >
> >
> >
> >> To offset the weight of a bear canister and extra food I am thinking of
> >> doing the JMT southbound beginning in late summer without my 4 lb Clip
> >> Flashlight tent.  My backpackers poncho can be rigged with my trekking
> >> poles, two stakes and two guy lines with two more stakes into a long
> slim
> 
> >> rainfly.  I have a headnet and will obtain a piece of plastic for a
> >> groundcloth.  I imagine I'd be all right but not if I encounter
> frequent
> >> or
> >> heavy rain and wind.  Comments?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Also, I've gone a week with no stove and only cold food/drink.  Will
> two
> >> plus weeks be different?
> >>
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