[pct-l] Vacationing with a thru-hiker?

[Lonetrail at aol.com (Lonetrail@aol.com)]

I would suggest Big Bear to Cabozon. You could not ask for more from high  
mountain to high desert to low desert about 64 miles. Fly into LAX go to LA  
Greyhound Station. take a bus to San Bernardino. The local bus to Big Bear. Once  
in Big Bear they have Dial a Ride for about $1.00 will take you to trail  
head. I hitch hiked from the Hwy. 10 to Banning and got a  Greyhound back to LA. 
You will go by an eye sore a Wind Mill Farm, a Wild Animal  Refuge, A Mountain 
that has winds at night that sounds like a freight train to  the sounds of 
Coyotes in the low desert going after a chase. If you do this in  the winter 
better check snow conditions take an ice ax, hiking poles and be  careful
 
Lonetrail
 
If interested I could 
Lonetral
 
forOn 05.01.13, Nick Simon wrote:

 

> two hikes where my partner can fly from the east coast and spend a  week at
>  a time with me on the trail.
...
> 2.  Ease  of access for her from the east coast (airport proximity, bus 
line,  etc).
> 3.  Maximizing the beauty of the scenery covered during the  hikes.

There is an unfortunate correlation between "scenic"  and
"inaccessible" on the PCT, particularly now that Greyhound  has
discontinued so much rural service.

One possibility  is... the Angeles National Forest!  I believe
it is possible to fly  into, say, Ontario International Airport, catch
a bus to San Bernardino  (Omnitrans), catch another bus to Victorville
(Victor Valley Commuter or  Greyhound), and catch a final bus to
Wrightwood (Victor Valley Transit,  reservation required, see
www.vvta.org/local).  Can this be done in one  day... probably not.
But, don't despair... there are many trail angels in  Southern
California, and you may be able to arrange transportatin through  a
suitable plea on this newsgroup or at the ADZPCTKO.   Historically,
transportation back to Los Angeles has been readily available,  say, at
the Saufleys'.

The eastern Sierra is very  scenic, and it is still possible to
get there by bus, in spite of Greyhound's  withdrawal from the market.
The High Sierra might be overly challenging for  an early-season hike
with a novice hiker, particularly if this turns out to  be a late
snowmelt year, but here are some of your options:

1)   Fly to LAX, connect to Greyhound (I don't know the details,
a local bus, or taxi ride at worst),  Greyhound to Mojave,
regional bus to Ridgecrest, Inyo Mono Transit to Lone  Pine.

2)    Fly to Reno, Inyo Mono Transit to Bishop, and on to  Lone Pine,
if needed.

You could rendezvous  in Lone Pine, hitch up to Horseshoe Meadows,
do Mt Whitney (but you'd need a  hard-to-get permit for your girlfriend!),
and come out at  Independence.

You could meet at Bishop, catch a ride up  Bishop Creek, hike
in to the PCT, and catch a bus out at Red's Meadow (bus or  hitch from
there back to Bishop).

Bishop to Mammoth,  Mammoth to Red's Meadow, hike to Tuolomne
Meadows, (somehow) get to Lee  Vining, then catch the regional bus to
Reno.

If money  isn't an object, you can:

1)    Charter an airplane to fly  in/out of Lone Pine, Bishop, or
Mammoth.

2)     Have a horse packer give your girlfriend (and your resupplies)
a ride to/from the PCT out of Lone Pine or Bishop.

If you  poke around on trailjournals.com, you may be able to
find descriptions from  last year on how past hikers made these
connections.

Craig "Computer"  Rogers
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