Foo - Can anyone help me get from SLC to Boise for Christmas and back?

Hey there, my boyfriend and i need to get to Boise for Christmas around these dates: December 22 - December 30 (i'm ok with switching these up based upon your schedule). Also, if someone is able to get us to Boise but not back to SLC, i'd like to hear from you. Conversely, if you can get us back to SLC from Boise, but can't get us to Boise, i'd still like to hear from you. i just need as many options as possible right now. So can anyone get me home for Christmas?

If you have room for bikes that would be awesome, but it isn't too important. The most important thing is that i get home for Christmas this year, so if necessary i'll even take roof seating with duct tape safety features.

Thanks guys

Sounds like the makings for a movie story. Kalifornia II? :D



How broke are you? I would think a bus would be pretty cheap and could likely take the bikes.

Shoe leather express, baybee!

http://www.welcometoherefordshire.com/images/Hitchhike.jpg

The guy I work for made it from Phila to Denver and back in 3 days

Heh, cyber hitchhiking.

Worth a shot, I suppose, but taking the bus or the train is something else to look in to. Not too far of a journey, so it shouldn't cost much.

I would offer to take you, but this thread could be used against me as evidence.

pfft.....how exciting can a bus trip be? ... these young folk be flyin by the seats of their pants! ...let 'em hitchhike....give 'em a story to tell grammy! .... something they'll look back on and remember fondly! ....

.... or wish they'd never been born....

:)

I just gotta do it....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pdbUO12todk

Husker du?

The long dog would take there and back for about $150. Just think of all the lovely people you get to meet while riding a Greyhound.

I just gotta do it....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pdbUO12todk

Husker du?

:) This was great and made me happy.

I just gotta do it....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pdbUO12todk

Husker du?

Did those kids just assault a vagrant?

If I lived out there, I'd be honored to give a nice pirate lass and her beau a lift. Unfortunately though, I'll be 3,000 miles away.

Good luck with it. I'm sure someone will help you out. Might want to check some college campuses and see if you can hook up with someone who's going home then.

If I were still trucking, very lkely I could have helped out. I used to run the NW route all the time.

I'll check with a couple of friends. If they have any possibility of helping out, I'll PM you with their contact info.

Good luck with it. I'm sure someone will help you out. Might want to check some college campuses and see if you can hook up with someone who's going home then.
I repeat myself.......beginnings of screenplay for Kalifornia II ? :D

Hey there, my boyfriend and i need to get to Boise for Christmas around these dates: December 22 - December 30 (i'm ok with switching these up based upon your schedule). Also, if someone is able to get us to Boise but not back to SLC, i'd like to hear from you. Conversely, if you can get us back to SLC from Boise, but can't get us to Boise, i'd still like to hear from you. i just need as many options as possible right now. So can anyone get me home for Christmas?

If you have room for bikes that would be awesome, but it isn't too important. The most important thing is that i get home for Christmas this year, so if necessary i'll even take roof seating with duct tape safety features.

Thanks guys
I would also post in the regional forums. Normally, cross-posting is frowned upon, but this is one of those situations where you'll need more people reading this.

check out craigslist.org as well.

http://www.erideshare.com/

Doesn't amtrak run a 2 for 1 deal on roundtrip tickets?

If I were still trucking, very lkely I could have helped out. I used to run the NW route all the time.

I'll check with a couple of friends. If they have any possibility of helping out, I'll PM you with their contact info.

Trucks are cool

Sounds like a regional bus service will be your best bet, or even a Greyhound trip. Greyhound has roundtrip rates around $75.00/person if purchased in advance.
Do any of the ski areas offer transportation deals that you make be able to work in your favor?

Isn't that like a month away? Can you save up some money for a bus ticket in the time or no? I haven't ridden the bus in some time so prices could have gone up.....I don't know.

I have a million dollar guarantee. Pay me a million dollars, and I'll take you guys anywhere in the US. Guaranteed.

Michigander, that is a great travel deal! Hopefully there are no blackout dates or other restrictions.

:beer:

Did those kids just assault a vagrant?

I dunno, looks like they were collecting up shopping carts for the store. Ya know, some grocers pay a reward for their return.

:) This was great and made me happy.

So glad you liked it.

Hey there, my boyfriend and i need to get to Boise for Christmas around these dates: December 22 - December 30 (i'm ok with switching these up based upon your schedule). Also, if someone is able to get us to Boise but not back to SLC, i'd like to hear from you. Conversely, if you can get us back to SLC from Boise, but can't get us to Boise, i'd still like to hear from you. i just need as many options as possible right now. So can anyone get me home for Christmas?

If you have room for bikes that would be awesome, but it isn't too important. The most important thing is that i get home for Christmas this year, so if necessary i'll even take roof seating with duct tape safety features.

Thanks guys

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=salt+lake+city,+ut&daddr=boise+idaho&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.059939,59.765625&ie=UTF8&z=7&om=1

340 miles? Crap that's just a hair over three centuries. You could easily ride that in three days.

Portis, it would likely be cheaper by bus, unless they have the camping gear and means by which to carry everything they'll need for the journey.

so i've settled upon two options. A) i was offered a ride by a guy on craigslist (great site that be mate) or B) riding up there. Unfortunately it is cold, icy and snowy. . . however, it would be a great adventure to ride to Boise. i can see it now, arriving unannounced, cold, frost covered, on my parents' doorstep.

Option A however is easier. We'll see.

And about the money thing, i'm not opposed to buying a bus ticket, however i'd like to explore other options that could be cheaper or at least more interesting. i've ridden on one too many buses and i'd like to do something else this time.

Hey, KingTermite! i'll bring a video camera.

I just thought of this. Call Boise and order a pizza delivered to your place in SLC. If they ask what kind of pizza, just say, "whatever the delivery guy likes. When the driver arrives, pay him for the pie, give a nice tip and ask for a ride back. Split the pizza with him.

I just thought of this. Call Boise and order a pizza delivered to your place in SLC. If they ask what kind of pizza, just say, "whatever the delivery guy likes. When the driver arrives, pay him for the pie, give a nice tip and ask for a ride back. Split the pizza with him.

You get the best ideas sometimes.

i like the pizza idea

so i've settled upon two options. A) i was offered a ride by a guy on craigslist (great site that be mate)......

Make sure he's not a senator....... :D