[pct-l] General advice for a newcomer

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Mal,

August is a great time to hike the JMT.

To start at the southern end of the JMT I suggest flying to Reno/Tahoe
Airport which is also a stop for Eastern Sierra Transit bus route
http://www.estransit.com/CMS/content/welcome-esta .  The southbound bus
stops at Lone Pine, CA which is the customary – and fairly easy -- place to
find a ride up to Whitney Portal which is the southern end of the JMT.

I don’t have information on local permits because I’ve always hiked with a
500-mile PCTA permit.

Enjoy your visit,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 3:51 AM, malcolm pryke <malpryke at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi All
>
>
> I live in Austria and would like to attempt the PCT next year.  In
> preparation for this I thought I could visit this year and do the John Muir
> Trail. My problem is, I do not really know too much about the logistics of
> doing this, and so I thought I would ask for some help and for some general
> advice.
>
> 1) I would like to hike the JMT in August, is this advisable or should I
> do it earlier/later?
> 2) If I wanted to hike South to North, which is the best International
> airport to fly to?
> 3) Would it be advantageous to also take an internal flight to a nearer
> airport or is public transport sufficient to get me to the trail head
> 4)Where can I get my pass to enter the parks.  I fear I am too late to
> reserve a pass for this year, so what are the odds of getting a pass if I
> just turn up 1 day before and try to get one of  the remaining non
> allocated passes.
>
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help, I really appreciate it
>
> Mal
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