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Re: Hikers' bus to Glacier Point April 15, 2017 08:36AM | Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 17 |
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chick-on
That's great! (and great info)
In case you don't know... This is the view you can get from Panorama Trail
(or The Glacier Point trail I guess to be more specific)
(West of the Illilouette bridge) (on about the first long switcback heading up)
(ok, just ask if you are not sure)
(yadda yadda yadda)
It's not entirely trivial to some/most to get to this spot... (there used to be railing)
Have fun
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Re: Hikers' bus to Glacier Point April 16, 2017 06:15PM | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 623 |
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qumqats
I've only been past this point once a long time ago, but I seem to remember its right there, like 10 feet off the trail.
His exact phrase is "It's not entirely trivial to some/most to get to this spot..."
This might mean that some people who are afraid of heights would have trouble, especially because there isn't a railing, and you're walking up to a cliff face where you can look down a LONG ways down.
Re: Hikers' bus to Glacier Point April 16, 2017 07:18PM | Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 17 |
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qumqats
I've only been past this point once a long time ago, but I seem to remember its right there, like 10 feet off the trail.
His exact phrase is "It's not entirely trivial to some/most to get to this spot..."
This might mean that some people who are afraid of heights would have trouble, especially because there isn't a railing, and you're walking up to a cliff face where you can look down a LONG ways down.
Yeah, that's my recollection exactly (and also what I assume chick-on meant by that comment). I probably didn't go as close to the edge as chick-on did because I'm not that good with heights and chick-on's a bird so he can just fly if he gets too close to the edge!
But yeah, when you're making your final descent to the bridge, just keep looking to the left of the trail and you should see this spot pretty readily
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love2kwilt
Thanks for the info. Regarding "not-Curry" - is this your way of not calling it by its new name?! I'll never stop calling it Curry Village, and that goes for all the other names that have been changed as well. :-)
Re: Hikers' bus to Glacier Point April 04, 2017 06:28AM | Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 8 |
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Bus driver will stop anywhere on route if/where safe to do so...to drop off backpackers.
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Re: Hikers' bus to Glacier Point August 10, 2017 02:02AM | Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 299 |
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So, is the only way to get from the valley to glacier point is to use the tour bus for $25 one way? Is there not a free "hiker's shuttle"?
Thanks,
LK
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Does anyone know how long the bus takes from the Valley? It looks like about an hour drive but I see times for the one-way where it departs 8:30am and gets there are 12:30??? Is that possible? Does it stop in Tuolumne Meadows?
Thanks
Re: Hikers' bus to Glacier Point March 19, 2017 10:23PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 4,173 |
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Looking for advice on the hikers’ bus to GP. My husband and I plan to take the bus to GP and hike back down to YV via Panorama/JMT. We’ve never taken the bus. Our trip will be mid June. Is it best to buy these tickets in advance since it’s peak season and the bus trips may sell out? Does anybody know the cancellation policy if we purchase tickets for different days and then cancel the ones we don’t want? I can’t find cancellation policy info online and the reservation line has a very long wait. I’ve emailed them, but no reply. Thanks for any advice you can give!
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I've taken this bus when it was operated by DNC (before Aramark). The earliest bus (which is the one you should take) never appeared to sell out. If there was enough of a demand, DNC would add a second bus to the later trips if warranted.
Re: Hikers' bus to Glacier Point August 11, 2017 12:19PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 931 |
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I've taken this bus when it was operated by DNC (before Aramark). The earliest bus (which is the one you should take) never appeared to sell out. If there was enough of a demand, DNC would add a second bus to the later trips if warranted.
In previous years I could pretty much count on finding space on the 8:30 if I booked a day or two ahead. DNC usually added a second bus whenever it looked like the first one was going to fill up.
The last time I was there, the Tuesday before Memorial Day, I was hoping to book two rides: a round trip on Wednesday to see how snowy/wet/muddy the beginning of the Panorama Trail was, and a one-way on Friday. Normally, that would have been easily done. However, Aramark said they had only about two openings until June, and neither one was going to be at a good time for me. I'm not sure if they had too many riders, or too few buses and drivers.
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plawrence
It runs during the summer.
It certainly doesn't run in winter.
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love2kwilt
Looking for advice on the hikers’ bus to GP. My husband and I plan to take the bus to GP and hike back down to YV via Panorama/JMT. We’ve never taken the bus. Our trip will be mid June. Is it best to buy these tickets in advance since it’s peak season and the bus trips may sell out? Does anybody know the cancellation policy if we purchase tickets for different days and then cancel the ones we don’t want? I can’t find cancellation policy info online and the reservation line has a very long wait. I’ve emailed them, but no reply. Thanks for any advice you can give!