Wind River & Wind O Rama

“I saw the Wyoming stuff on the 'Trips' page and it would be the vacation of a life time.

I am looking into taking the Amtrak to Salt Lake City, staying at the SLC hostel (US16$). Can I take a bus or get a ride with someone to the trailhead rendez-vous?”

“I am sure we can arrange for someone to pick you up. Many of us will be flying into Salt Lake. Book the trip and we will make plans to pick you up.”

“Why on God's green earth would anyone take AMTRAK, it's more expensive and much slower?”

“I love taking the train. You can see the countryside (AKA God's green earth) and visit with all sorts of people. When I went on the CO 2002 trip, I took Amtrac from CA. It was great.”

“I love the train, too. It's the cheapest fare from Montreal by far. Apparently there is a very nice hostel near the station.

I couldn't find any Greyhound service to anywhere near Pinedale from SLC.

I'll be working on the plans starting now.”

“i like the train too....
gremlin, where is the hostel? any phone/contact info you can share (of the hostel?)”

“I got it from the 'Hostelling -Experience North America' (www.hiayh.org for the U.S. wing):

Hostelling International - Salt Lake City,
The Avenues **

... is conveniently located in a safe, quiet residential neighbourhood just five blocks from Temple Square.

107 F Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103

Telephone: 801.359.38 55
Facsimile: 801.532.01 82
E-mail:hisaltlakecity@sisna.com
WWW: citysearch.com/slc/hostel
Price: US12$-14$
Closed dates: Never
Office hours: 07:30 - 12:30; 16:30 - 22:30 (24-hour check-in with reservation)
Access hours: 24 hours
Beds: 56
Private rooms: 2
Facilities: Kitchen, meeting room, storage, lockers, laundry, parking, wheel chair access &internet
Reservations: Advsable; accepted by mail, 'phone, fax, e-mail with credit card
Credit cards: MC, VS
Managers: Jim or Sam
Directions: Downtown, about 1 mile from Temple Square, Greyhound and Amtrak stations and Visitor Centre. 7 miles from the aeroport.

From Temple Square: Go 6 blocks east. Take Satate Street north. Turn right when you get to North Temple Street which becomes Second Avenue. The hostel is on the northwest corner of 2nd Ave and F St.”

“wow, thanks for all the info gremlin, i have never stayed in a hostel.....i didnt notice "shower/bath" ..is that available...:)
...it is my intention to fly into slc for this trip...as are others i am sure, probably arriving in slc 5 august and returning sat nite the 14th to fly out early the 15th (sunday)
if you are on that schedule...will probably have room in the car for an extra,... right now, another tt'er and i are sharing a car .”

“Hostels are fun. There's usually a common area and you get to talk with people from all over the world.

The Bug Hostel is near Yosemite. Check it out online. You can get private rooms or sleep in a dormitory. They serve food that is totally gourmet. Apparently, the Ahwahnee cooks gravitate to the Bug Hostel because it is more laid back.”

“I just changed my trip status to 'definite'. Yes, there are showers.”

“Grem,
Want me to hold down the fort while you're gone?”

“Somebody's gotta do it. Thanks.”