[pct-l] FW: Fwd: Airport access from PCT

Tue Feb 4 18:54:08 CST 2014

-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Garner [mailto:russell.garner at att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 4:54 PM
To: 'Rob Langsdorf'
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Fwd: Airport access from PCT

Owen,
Techachapi has bus service to Bakersfield. Amtrak goes to Richmond from
Bakersfield or you can fly United to SFO from Bakersfield. Currently I am
available on/near 6/21 if you would like a ride from the trail near
Techachapi or as far north as Walker Pass to Bakersfield. Let me know by
email so I can calendar it.
Russ
Russell.garner at att.net
661-378-0288

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Rob Langsdorf
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 4:43 PM
To: Owen Strain; PCT
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Fwd: Airport access from PCT

Owen,

    Any route that will drop you into the San Joaquin Valley would probably
get you to a town (such as Bakersfield, Fresno, etc.) where you could catch
Amtrak to Richmond. There you could transfer to BART to get to many parts of
the bay area.

                   Rob

On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:48 AM, Owen Strain <ostrain at gmail.com> wrote:

I have a sort of similar question. I'm hoping to leave the trail briefly to
make it to a wedding in San Francisco on 6/21. What's the best way to
accomplish that? Greyhound bus? And what's a realistic place near the trail
I could catch one from at that date?

Thanks,
-- Owen

On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agreed that Mojave is more likely hop-off point than anywhere farther 
> north given the time frame (unless one starts the trail in Feb. or early
Mar.).
>
> I would, however, consider hitching from there to Lancaster and taking 
> the bus Antelope Valley Transit Authority <http://www.avta.com/> 
> 661.945.9445, ext. 200 back to Ontario Airport...
>
> It's about 1/2 the distance to Las Vegas and I do know that American 
> and United Airlines fly out of Ontario to the east coast.
>
> Snake Charmer
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com
> >wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Pat <krozby at zoominternet.net>
> > Date: Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 9:57 AM
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Airport access from PCT
> > To: Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
> >
> >
> > Have to agree on the time frame. I'd figure on tehachapi or mojave 
> > then catch a bus to Las Vegas, usually cheaper to fly outta there.
> > The bus stops at the McDonalds in Mojave, I think it also stops in 
> > Tehachapi.
> > Pat
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/19/2014 3:07 PM, Brick Robbins wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:12 PM, walt Durling 
> > > <durlfam4 at icloud.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> figure out where to leave the trail and fly back to the east 
> > >> coast to
> > attend my son's marine corps graduation on 30 May (following in his 
> > old man's footsteps), and then fly back a week later to pick up 
> > where I left off.  My initial impression is that leaving from south 
> > Lake Tahoe via shuttle to Reno seems the most logical.  But that 
> > means getting through
> the
> > Sierras post haste.  I'm 61 and would have to average  a full 20 per 
> > day
> to
> > make it on time if I leave late March or a couple of days later.  It
> seems
> > a close call.<
> > >
> > > In an average year, this time frame is not realistic. Most people 
> > > do not enter the Sierra at KM till mid June doe to snow pack. Snow 
> > > will REALLY slow you down, and a late season storm could kill you.
> > > Of course this is a record low snow year.... but there is lots of 
> > > winter left to change that.
> > >
> > > I think it would be much more realistic to exit the trail 
> > > somewhere between Agua Dulce and Techachipi, get to Lancaster and 
> > > take the Metrolink into LA, then fly out of LAX.
> > >
> > > All IMHO YMMV
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