[pct-l] Sacramento Airport to Hwy 50 Echo Summit

[Chris Hauser]

If I were planning the trip, I'd take Amtrak (Capitol Corridor) train/bus combo from Redding to SLT, spend one night there in a casino or cheap motel, then find a way up to the trail the next morning.  It looks like there is no local bus from Sacramento to SLT or Echo Lakes, nor a local bus from SLT to Echo Lakes.
http://www.capitolcorridor.org/


Yogi's town guide has some good info.  Amtrak bus will drop you off at "the Y", and from there you can take the local bus all over town.  If you don't want to hitch hike the 10 miles up to Echo Lakes, the Lake of the Sky Outfitters maintains a list of trail angels who offer rides:
http://lakeoftheskyoutfitters.com/


Chris.


On Saturday, May 10, 2014 6:40 PM, JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:
 
Might there be a local bus you could get from Sacramento to Echo Lakes?


-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris Hauser
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 9:33 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sacramento Airport to Hwy 50 Echo Summit

You can take the Amtrak from Redding to South Lake Tahoe... Technically a 
train from Redding to Sacramento, then a bus up to SLT.  You'll need to 
board the train in Redding at 2:30AM, and you'll need to hitch a ride back 
up to Echo Pass that afternoon.

Chris.