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	will jones · Aug 13, 2014 · N.B. · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 50 Hey, I'm headed to the valley for 2-3 weeks at the start of October. I'll be flying into either Fresno or sacramento. What is the best way to get to the valley from one of these locations? Bus, taxi, some sort of public transportation system? Also is it hard to find climbing partners this time of year? Especially for big walls... Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers! 0 Flag Quote
	20 kN · Aug 13, 2014 · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,346 climbon101 wrote:Hey, I'm headed to the valley for 2-3 weeks at the start of October. I'll be flying into either Fresno or sacramento. What is the best way to get to the valley from one of these locations? Bus, taxi, some sort of public transportation system? Also is it hard to find climbing partners this time of year? Especially for big walls... Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers! Make a post on MP asking for a rideshare. And no, it's not particularly hard in October to find wall partners. If you took a taxi from Sac town it would probably clean out your bank account. We are talking about 150 miles. A bus is an option. 0 Flag Quote
	mark felber · Aug 13, 2014 · Wheat Ridge, CO · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 41 Bus to Merced, then use these guys? yarts.com For the amount of time any kind of public transportation would take, you might be better off renting a car for the duration of your stay. Just make sure the car's insurance coverage includes getting trashed by hungry bears. Crowds will be thinning out by October, but you should still be able to find partners. 0 Flag Quote
	csproul · Aug 13, 2014 · Pittsboro...sort of, NC · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 330 Profile says he is 17 years old...probably not renting a car. It is probably possible to find a bus from SF to Merced and then use YARTS, but it isn't going to be a quick trip. Might be able to a bus from the Sac airport to the Amtrak station and then take Amtrak to Merced and YARTS from Merced to Yosemite. read here:http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/publictransportation.htm I'd say your best bet is to find someone in Sac or SF who is willing to pick you up and take you on their way to the Valley and then try the same on the way back. 0 Flag Quote
	mark felber · Aug 13, 2014 · Wheat Ridge, CO · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 41 Many years ago I recall taking BART to the outskirts of the Bay Area, then Greyhound to Merced, then the YARTS (or whatever they called it back then) bus to the Valley. 0 Flag Quote
	will jones · Aug 14, 2014 · N.B. · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 50 Yeah I'm 17 so I can't rent a car. I guess I'll try to figure something out with those bus lines and once the date gets closer I'll post on rideshare aswell. Thanks for the input everyone! 0 Flag Quote