Public Transit and the JMT

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Re: Public Transit and the JMT

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Yeah, but I'm old and ugly... :p
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When hitching on 395, always show a sign/destination...then with a backpack, it's easy.

In your case though B², maybe add something to the effect that you know Snow Nymph...gotta help.
(I see you get to borrow her Expedition...)

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"Snow Nymph?!?!?!? Hahahahahah....Yeah, right, I'll bet you're a friend of Barak and Michelle's, too, huh hippy? And Jerry Garcia. I don't give no rides to da likes of youse old smelly hippies -- take a walk!" :hippy:

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:lol: Markskor!

one time i was hitching a ride w/pctpacker (60-something y/o back then) and we couldn't get a ride. it was hot so he sat in the shade and someone pulled over. :unibrow:

B2, i can't get to your pm. Can you send e-mail? sierrariders_at_socal_dot_rr_dot_com
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Looking for that one older Snowy picture...You remember? - the one with her in blue shorts...showing off the well-formed booty. LOL...I knew it would come back one day to haunt her. Possibly could be used today by B² as a traveling aid - hitchhiking tool...on his road sign.
Should be in the contest too...priceless.
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Getting back to serious matters... :\

I just discovered that CREST no longer goes to Ridgecrest, but it does go all the way to Lancaster. And, I can fly out of Burbank. This suggests a ridiculously easy scenario: CREST to the Lancaster Metrolink station, Metrolink from Lancaster to the Downtown Burbank Station, transfer to another train to Burbank/Bob Hope Airport. Anybody on this board done that? Maybe it hasn't been possible until just recently; I'm not sure when CREST changed their routing.

-B2
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B2,
I'm not sure if the train runs to the airport itself but I assume that you have checked that out already. I just wanted to mention another possibility you should check into. The AVTA runs a lot of busses from Lancaster down to the SFV and LA area every day. They may have one that fits your schedule better and would probably be cheaper.
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Be sure and look at "Commuter Services". I don't see anything about Burbank Airport but it wouldn't hurt to call them.

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BSquared,
The is an intercity bus that includes Inyokern and Ridgecrest on Monday, Wednesday, Friday - here's the url to for the schedule

http://www.co.kern.ca.us/roads/pdf/Moja ... ecrest.pdf

Also, if you are renting a car from the Avis guy at Ridgecrest - located at the Carriage Inn, he may be willing to run over to Inyokern to pick you up. It's a small operation and he wasn't too busy when I was there.
Doug
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