[pct-l] HIKER STUCK IN NOR CAL

[Edward Anderson]

Hi Jim, 
I appreciate your kind offer of information on Amtrak - Reno to Truckee.  I had already checked into that and found that the only scheduled train on that route leaves Reno at 8:36 AM.  I would be in Reno at 12:15 PM on the previous day via the ESTA bus. I would have to spend the night in Reno to catch AMTrak. I am confident that I could hitch to Truckee within an hour or so and hitch on to Sierra City and be there before 6:00 PM. My horse will be waiting there.  I would be on the trail, riding south, well before the 8:36 AM time.
 
Thanks again,
MendoRider

From: Jim Keener ( J J ) <pct2010 at ridgetrailhiker.com>
To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
Cc: david genny <bobbers530 at yahoo.com>; "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] HIKER STUCK IN NOR CAL

Greetings,

You could take Amtrak from Reno to Truckee. 

Jim Keener ( J J )

On Jul 20, 2011, at 5:42 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Mango, 
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> Yosemite James had mentioned the Crest bus.  That's the Eastern Sierra Transit Authority.  I had called them regarding my ride this summer. I found them to be very accommodating.  They will do what Greyhound won't .  They will drop you off or pick you up along their route - not just at scheduled stops. They will be picking me up on August 16 at the intersection of 108 and 395 and bringing me to Reno. The nearest scheduled stop to 108 is Bridgeport. I had planned to hitch there. Since Greyhound his discontinued their route west on 80 from Reno, I will have to hitch to Truckee and then hitch north on 89 to 49 and then hitch to Sierra City - where I will have left my horse. That will be no real problem time-wise since I will be in Reno at 12:15PM. Then I will ride south to where I will have parked my rig. my.
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