[pct-l] Fwd: Airport access from PCT

[Owen Strain]

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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