[pct-l] parking at mammoth

[Edward Anderson]

Hi Dianne,

I'm considering possibilities for my ride this summer - assuming that the snow melts enough.  Because of a late start for me, riding a horse, this year. The farthest south that I will possibility get going south from Sierra City is the Mammoth area - Reds Meadow or Agnew Meadow. 


I read that you had parked four days in the "Park & Ride" lot in Mammoth. I am looking for a safe place to park my rig in Mammoth for about 10 days.  I will have last left my horse at Levitt Meadows west of Sonora Pass. I would then have driven the rig down to Mammoth and would take the Crest bus to Highway 108. Then I will hitch up to my horse - ride back up to the PCT, ride south to Agnew Meadows, leave my horse in a corral, and take the shuttle bus to Mammoth and the rig. Then drive down to pick up my horse. 

What can you tell me about that parking lot?  What is the charge?  Does it seem secure?  I couldn't find much on the web just the location.

Thanks in advance for any information you can give me.

MendoRider



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From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Section Hiker goes 0 for 5 at Quincy LaPorte Rd

On Aug 2, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> Can anybody give me clues to finding the trail southbound from  
> Quincy-LaPorte Rd?
> ?
> Any clues for heading northbound from Quincy-LaPorte Rd?

I have only been there twice. Here's a clue. It's a good clue to use  
elsewhere. The trail is at the crest. The hills crest a few times.  
The trail is at the highest crest. The crest is always a good place  
to start looking for the trail. They were pretty good about keeping  
the PCT on the crest.

The trail a Q-LP is at a 3-way junction with another paved road. The  
trail southbound is across the street from the junction. The trail  
northbound is up the side-road a bit and is marked by one of those  
brown signs with all the stickers on it.

Here's how it looks in the area.
At the SOBO trailhead
https://picasaweb.google.com/dianesoini/ 
PCT2008Interstate80ToQuincyLaPorteRoad#5224125196109730850
At the crest of the hill, looking east
https://picasaweb.google.com/dianesoini/ 
PCT2008Interstate80ToQuincyLaPorteRoad#5224125225437454050
At the NOBO trailhead
https://picasaweb.google.com/dianesoini/ 
PCT2009QuincyLaPorteRoadToHighway36Chester#5353148476501874434

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