[pct-l] Eastern Sierra Bus Service

[campy@mtnhighwest.com (campy)]

Hello:

The CREST bus is now operating between Ridgecrest and Carson City,
starting 28 January. The name stands for Carson City - Ridgecrest
Eastern Sierra Transit. It might be useful for section hikers coming to
and leaving the PCT. Problem is, there are two buses, one running north
and one running south from Bishop and you can't ride all the way from,
say, Lone Pine to Carson City in one day. The Ridgecrest bus (serving
Lone Pine) runs Mon, Wed, Fri and the Carson City bus runs Tue, Thu,
Fri, with no Fri transfer possible between those two buses. Let's talk
about the one for Bishop and points north. Depart Bishop 201 S Warren
Terminal 7 am. Mammoth McDonald's 8:10 am, June Lake Firehouse 8:30 am,
Lee Vining Nicely's 8:45, Bridgeport Texaco 9:15 am, and then other
stops until Carson City at 11:30 am. There is a schedule match with
another bus line which can then take you to Reno AMTRAK and the airport.
The pm return times begin at Carson City at 2 pm and arrive in Bishop at
6:30 pm. There are flag stops and special-request pickup locations; call
800-922-1930 for details. Fare from Bishop to Carson City is $20, $17
for seniors, children, and handicapped. I'll repeat this schedule every
couple months as the season approaches - with updates. For instance,
some of the departure times appear to be optimistic.

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