[pct-l] JMT permits

[Stephen Clark]

This bus also goes by way of Curry Village and you can pick up tickets at the kiosk (outside next to the Curry Village registration office) which is sometimes, well most times, a shorter wait than at Yosemite Lodge. 

Oregon Bound

> From: 559josh at gmail.com
> To: wandering_bob at comcast.net
> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:35:16 -0700
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] JMT permits
> 
> Ahh...I completely forgot about the Yosemite Tour Bus!
>  
> That program also has a bus to/from Glacier Point & the Valley with 1-way &
> round-trip availability.
>  
> Tickets for this bus ARE required...so don't get it confused with the YARTS
> bus & think that U can pay the driver cash.  U have to WAIT IN LINE & buy a
> ticket from the lil desk in Yosemite Lodge (?)...the line can get pretty
> long and they show little concern about U missing UR bus...so please don't
> show up expecting to get UR ticket in 5mins!  You will be disappointed!
> Even if you buy a ticket online, I believe UR still required to pick it up @
> that same desk...one time I got there about 15mins b4 my bus' expected
> departure time...waited in line about 12mins...then I just had to get a lil
> rude so they could hand me my ticket so I didn't miss my bus.  I was quite
> disappointed with their customer service attitude...but the bus ride itself
> was comfortable & cheap, so no complaints there.
>  
> Josh
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: Bob Bankhead [mailto:wandering_bob at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 2:26 PM
> To: Josh; 'Marion Davison'; 'Ann Marie'; 'Pacific Crest Trail List'
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] JMT permits
> 
> 
> 5 pm YARTS bus from Yosemite Valley Visitors' Center goes to Mammoth Lakes,
> with a stop at Tuolumne Meadows at 7:00 pm. Be advised that this bus is the
> primary source of daily transportation for a lot of ML residents who work in
> Yosemite Valley. Don't be late to the bus stop or you might not get a seat.
>  
> You do not need to hike 4 miles into Lyell Canyon after 7 pm unless you want
> to do so. Stay in the TM campground instead. Reservations are not needed or
> available for the Backpacker's camping area. It is first come, first served.
> The BP's area is huge - about 18 large sites. If it's full, the rangers
> encourage multiple tents in the same site so be prepared to share (or ask to
> share) if that's the case.
>  
>  
> There is also a Tuolumne Meadows Hikers' Bus running between TM and Yosemite
> Valley.  It leaves Curry Village at 8 am, arriving TM store at 10:25 am.
> Returning, it leaves the store at 2:05 pm, arriving Curry Village at  4:15
> pm. Fare is $14.50 one way; $23 roundtrip. See
> http://www.yosemitepark.com/Activities_GuidedBusTours_TuolumneMeadows.aspx
>  
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