[pct-l] parking at mammoth

[Jim Banks]

Ed, you can leave your vehicle at the Mammoth Mountain Adventure Center
which is next to the main lodge of the ski area where the shuttle to Reds
Meadows begins.  {Don't confuse this with the California Welcome Center
which is in town just as you come into town on Highway 203.}  You can catch
the shuttle to Reds Meadows at the Mammoth Mountain Adventure Center and you
can catch the bus that goes into town.  I have done it several times and I
am doing it again later this month.  I have left a vehicle there as long as
two weeks with no problems.  They usually have a section that they want you
to park in if you are going to leave your vehicle there longer than for the
day.  Just ask.  It is a much bigger lot than the one down by the McDonalds
in town.  

I-Beam

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Edward Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 8:23 PM
To: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] parking at mammoth

Thanks for the info Dianne. That's what I needed. Sorry you are again an
"office Slave".  I'm sure that's temporary - you have many adventurers in
your future.


MendoRider



________________________________
From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: parking at mammoth

I think I asked the rangers when I picked up my permit and they told me I
could park there. The lot is located around the corner from the McDonald's
and there is a bus stop in front of it. There's nothing special about the
lot. No gate, no guards. It's not very big. I don't know if you could keep a
horse trailer there.

The lot is listed on the map linked on this page.
http://www.yarts.com/service.html It's next to the stop in front of the
Shilo Inn.

Perhaps the rangers could offer more info. Good luck and enjoy your trip. I
wish I was an adventurer again instead of an office slave.

Diane

On Aug 3, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Edward Anderson wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 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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