[pct-l] Inyokern to Kennedy Meadows Transportation

[Jeffrey Olson]

I took the ESTA bus from Mammoth (http://www.estransit.com/CMS/) and it 
dropped me off at the road to Kennedy Meadows south.  I hitched from 
there, and waited for three hoursbefore a cable TV guy picked me up.  He 
pointed to the painted rock which is the only place in the area that has 
cell reception, and to the property that Michael Richards of Seinfeld 
fame started building a house until a fire came through - not even close 
to his building site - and he freaked and abandoned the project.

I have hitchhiked for 40 years and the three hours spent in the sun and 
heat was a hurry up and wait opportunity.  This is where your chrome 
dome will do you good!!!

You'll get a ride, especially if you have one of those (town to trail) 
bandanas...  It just might be a while...

Jeffrey Olson
Rapid City, SD

On 5/16/2013 10:01 AM, Paint Your Wagon wrote:
> Poppy,
>
> There is a trail angel at Kennedy Meadows, by the name of Tom Figueroa. Coincidentally I talked to him yesterday. He was in Inyokern at the Chevron station where the ESTA shuttle stops, helping a hiker catch a ride. If my memory serves me correctly, from Kennedy Meadows, it’s about 60 miles to Ridgecrest, less to Inyokern, and even less to Pearsonville. The ESTA shuttle stops at both Inyokern, and at the Pearsonville Shell station. Inyokern, is a routine stop for the shuttle, however Pearsonville, is a by request stop (one has to call ESTA in advance) or so their literature states.
>
> Pearsonville, is about a mile south of 9 Mile Canyon road which is the road that goes over Sherman Pass and therefore through Kennedy Meadows. Hikers do hitch hike up and down this road with intermittent traffic and intermittent success. Typically Mondays and Fridays, residents come off the mountain to run errands in the Ridgecrest area, so there might be a chance to make prior arrangements. The owners of the general store come to mind as does Tom, so you might be able to yogi a ride the easiest on one of those days. I’m reluctant to post Tom’s number to the board without first getting his permission, as he had it cloaked/restricted until only recently. He can be contacted through his Facebook account. Good luck.
>
> ON TO CANADA!
>
> PaintYW
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