[pct-l] Getting a ride to VVR

[Denis Stanton]

Hi Bill 

Thank you so much for noticing and responding to my mail.  I knew about the shuttle but I hadn't got around to finding the web page.  We've pretty much given up on the idea of getting from Fresno to VVR, but I wonder if you have an opinion on hitching from VVR to Fresno on a Saturday (or very early on a Sunday)? It seems likely that people leaving VVR are heading to Fresno, but I don't know how many people hit the road each day and whether they are inclined to pick up extras.

We would start our hike from Tuolumne on the 12th of June.  With the snow reports I'm seeing we might not get as far as VVR.

regards

Denis Stanton


On 16/05/2010, at 4:15 AM, Vermilion Valley Resort wrote:

> VVR now offers a shuttle between VVR and Fresno.  You can find more information at http://www.edisonlake.com/hikers/transportation
> 
> Yes, it is expensive for just two - it's a 6 hour round trip.  It does get much cheaper if you get 2 more people and average out the cost amongst you.
> 
> We've started the shuttle because there is NOBODY else doing it - the folks at Muir Trail Ranch are even referring people to us because they've been looking for a shuttle for a long time as well.  The only other thing you can do besides ride-sharing with somebody going up to VVR is to take a taxi - but that is REALLY expensive.  Hitching is really not going to be effective - it could take you days to stop somebody heading up to VVR.
> 
> Bill Richardson
> Webmaster, VVR
> 
> On May 3, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Denis Stanton wrote:
> 
>> Hi, looking for advice or assistance
>> 
>> I'm visiting the USA from New Zealand for the Apple conference in June and hoping to do the next stage of my long-term PCT section hike.  I started from Kennedy Meadows three years ago.  This year I hope to resume at VVR and hike to Reds Meadow or Tuolumne.
>> 
>> The big problem is getting to VVR.  I know I can get from my temporary base in Oakland to Fresno by Amtrak, but I can't find any public transport from Fresno to VVR.  Are any hikers, or supporters, likely to be driving up to VVR on Saturday 12th June or maybe the day after?  Willing to share costs/pay gas or whatever it takes. There are two of us traveling.  My son ("SunWalker" or "Heaps") through-hiked the PCT in 2007 and is coming along to supervise.
>> 
>> I understand VVR can arrange a shuttle but it's very expensive for just two.  It gets much cheaper for the third or forth person, so sharing a shuttle becomes a possibility.  I have hitched between resupply towns on Hwy-395 quite successfully but I can't see trying to hitch out of central Fresno being so straight forward.
>> 
>> Thank you
>> 
>> Denis Stanton
>> "Walks with Son"
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