[pct-l] Rides in the Dunsmuir Area

[Town Food]

There's a taxi service in the area.  I used it last year when they were 
called something like "Shasta Shuttle and Taxi", though I think they've 
since been renamed to "Mt. Shasta Taxi".

I used them to get into Mt. Shasta City from the trail.  IIRC it was $35 
for two people.  They're quite used to PCT hikers, and picked us up 
directly at the PCT hiker campsite in Castella.

  -=Town Food

On 05/26/2017 11:04 AM, Herb Stroh wrote:
> You could also hope for a hitch at the entrance to the 5 to take you
> up to Dunsmuir, but I sure would not count on it. Very minimal
> traffic when I was there.
>
> I was going the other direction--Dunsmuir to the trail head--and
> waited for over 1.5 hours for a hitch. Then another hiker came up and
> I thought "oh boy, now two of us need a ride." We pulled out maps not
> knowing if we could walk along the tracks to the trail and be darned
> if we didn't get a ride. I wait nearly two hours and this guy is
> there maybe two minutes.
>
> Amtrak services Dunsmuir and you can take the train down to Redding.
> However, the southbound rolls through after midnight and dumps you in
> Redding around 2 am. Dunsmuir is a nice little town, with a small but
> comfortable train station. The Redding train station is locked 24/7
> (as of last year) and the platform was a lonely, and somewhat creepy
> place when I was waiting for my 2:00 am train. I hung out at the
> adjacent Greyhound station, which also has no interior space to hang,
> but at least there was a guard and a bit of activity. The guard came
> buzzing over when he saw me with a pack wandering around. "Just
> wanted to make sure you were not going to set up camp in the bushes
> or something." Once he figured out I was not a problem he sat down
> and we chatted for a couple hours. Unlocked the bathroom for me. By
> the time I left we knew each other's life story.
>
> So the good news is the train will drop you right next to the
> Greyhound station, but the bad news is you will be there at 2:00 am.
> But hey, pull out your tent and you will immediately have company!
>
> Herb
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Pct-L
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of marmot marmot
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 8:56 AM To: Dave Baugher Cc:
> Pct-L at backcountry.net Subject: Re: [pct-l] Rides in the Dunsmuir
> Area
>
> It's an easy 4 1/2 mile walk into Dunsmuir. At first along the RR
> tracks(you cross them east of 5 Frwy). From Dunsmuir you can take
> train south. At one point you hit a road (maybe half way)from there
> you can hitch the rest of the way in to town. Lots of locals will
> pick you up. They are used to hikers. There's also a local bus to
> Weed where you can get Greyhound. Possible trail angel in area--
> there used to be. Marmot
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 26, 2017, at 8:42 AM, Dave Baugher <dhbmallard at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I’m looking at coming off the trail in the Dunsmuir/Castle Craig’s
>> area in late June.  I am looking for a ride to Weed or Redding to
>> catch a Greyhound bus south.  Are there any other options beside
>> attempting to hitch a ride?
>>
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