[pct-l] Airport access from PCT

[Terry]

I agree with Brick in saying that leaving the trail on time to get to the East Coast by May 30th, North of KM, is unrealistic. 
Another option you can explore however is to take the Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (CREST) bus to Lancaster (or hitch there) to take the MetroLink train from Lancaster, to the Burbank Airport Station. From there, it's a 5 minute walk to the airport terminal. 

Terry

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On Jan 19, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> 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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