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John Muir Trail Adventure trip recap

August 22, 2008 By: Drew Category: Backpacking, John Muir Trail No Comments →

Drew on the summit of Mt. Whitney @ 14,501ft.

Cathedral Peak and lower Cathedral Lake

I posted the pictures on my Eyehike site, here is a link to the gallery

Also my hiking buddy Switchback Steve posted his journal from the first week here

This was such a nice stream, take a look

Links to JMT resources and trail reviews

July 11, 2008 By: Drew Category: Backpacking, General Info, John Muir Trail, Trailhead Transport No Comments →

Most Used

JMT Transportaion information from Climber.org

March 17, 2008 By: Drew Category: John Muir Trail, Trailhead Transport No Comments →

http://www.climber.org/data/shuttles.html
Sierra Nevada Shuttles
(transportation for trailheads)

Updated 26 October 2006, maintained by Linda Emerson.
ADDITIONS, UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED!

Eastern Sierra Shuttles - see also Showers and Rangers

NOTE: Greyhound no longer has service to the eastern Sierra Nevada [2002]

John Pennington (Lone Pine)
(760) 876-4545
Dave Sheldon (Lone Pine)
(760) 876-8232
Wilderhouse Shuttle Service (north of Independence)
760-878-2119 or 888-313-0151
“anytime & anywhere” reservations & credit cards accepted
wilder@wilderhouse.com
private “limo” is a 6-passenger pickup, price and schedule are negotiable
owners Skip & Kitty Wilder, 325 Dusty Lane, Fort Independence, CA 93526
Kountry Korners Trailhead Shuttle Service (Big Pine)
(760) 938-2650 or 877-656-0756
kountryks@aol.com
320 Blake Street, Big Pine, CA 93513
High Sierra Transportation (Bishop)
(760) 258-6060
http://www.highsierratransportation.com
Luxury SUV Transportation, anywhere anytime.
Trail head to trail head service and all airports.
Fast, affordable, on-time service. Fully licenced and insured.
Service throughout the entire Eastern Side and over to the West Side of the Sierra when requested.
Inyo-Mono Transit Dial-a-Ride (Bishop)
760-872-1901 or 800-922-1930
$55/hour. Need 2 weeks notice
Charge is $30/hour for van driver’s time, max 13 people. [1995]
Intended to be first-come-first-served alternative to private services.
(Trailheads include Whitney Portal, Onion Valley, Taboose Creek, North Lake.)
Sierra Express Transportation (Mammoth)
(760) 937-8294
Mammoth Shuttle System
(760) 934-6588
Mono County Ridesharing
http://alternetrides.com/List_Sponsor_Dest.asp?Sponsor=5822393
Yosemite Hiker Shuttle / Yosemite Park Tours
209-372-1240
full-size bus: day tours for Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows
reservations available round trip or one-way from Yosemite Valley
can catch bus from Tuolumne Lodge Store to the Valley (no reservations)
EAST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
800-626-6684 or 800-MAMMOTH
Mammoth tourist center brokers tickets from Mammoth and Lee Vining
In Yosemite, purchase advance tickets at the DNC information kiosk or at Yosemite Lodge.
Tickets can also be purchased directly from the bus driver.
Bus goes from Mammoth to Yosemite Valley in the morning, back in evening, with stops at Tuolumne, White Wolf and Crane Flat.
WEST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
877-989-2787
Bus goes from Merced to Yosemite Valley and back four times per day.
Options for getting to Merced include Amtrak and Greyhound.