Tomorrow at about 1pm I am going to be in Seattle with no ride home and no ride to my destination (Pine Ridge). One way or another I am getting there, even if it means buying another plane ticket. If I do not have to pay for half the rental car that means I have an extra $1300 for my travel budget.

So my question is, can anyone help me get to Pine Ridge in South Dakota from Seattle in 5 days, I am not an experienced traveler and don't have a drivers license.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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      2 months ago

      So far my plan is:

      Visit the Lenin statue lenin-sure

      ???

      Get to South Dakota.

      I may not be an experienced traveler but I am a very experienced outdoorsman. I have a tent and I 0 degree rated sleeping bag. I will get there one way or another.

      • Awoo [she/her]
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        2 months ago

        lmao I can't help either due to UK but bumping and GOOD LUCK nakoichi

        Time of day probably is the reason you're getting brits in here rather than the americans you need lol

      • Spongebobsquarejuche [none/use name]
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        2 months ago

        Since you'll be in Fremont

        Fremont vintage mall

        Pacific Inn

        Seattle brewing

        George and the dragon

        There are a bunch of really good weed stores in Fremont

        • Spongebobsquarejuche [none/use name]
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          2 months ago

          Don't know about Seattle brewing. I meant Fremont brewing.

          Un Bien makes killer samiches but had meat.

          Chucks hop shop is good

          Add a ball

          • D0ctorPhi1 [he/him]
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            2 months ago

            Definitely do not go to Fremont Brewing. It's co-owned by Sara Nelson who is the absolute worst of Seattle's many, many fauxgressive NIMBYs. She won her whole campaign on villainizing homeless people, and she continues to terrorize them from office.

            • Spongebobsquarejuche [none/use name]
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              2 months ago

              Not sure I can fully help with that. George and the dragon has pool table but it's a dingy English pub, we go there alot for soccer.

              Pacific Inn has a pool table. And its a pub that Anthony Bourdain hyped up to save it. All fried food but good and cheap. It's a walk down JP patches place from Fremont. Along the way there a great many other places to check out.

        • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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          2 months ago

          Fremont vintage mall

          Okay this sounds kinda right up my alley. What sort of stuff they got?

  • Woly [any]
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    2 months ago

    There are flights from Seattle to Scottsbluff Nebraska for less than $200, and then a bus from there to Pine Ridge for $50

    Also flights to Alliance, NE. But you might have to wait a little longer for tickets below $200

    • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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      2 months ago

      This might be my best option. Like I said I gotta get there in 5 days maybe 6.

  • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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    2 months ago

    Update: I volunteered to take a later flight as they were booked and the airline gave me $600.

    Which was twice the cost of my ticket

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    2 months ago

    A lot of things become a lot easier if you can get picked up from Rapid City or Hot Springs.

    A one-way trip by plane from Seattle to Rapid City on this short of timeframe is looking like upwards of $400.

    Amtrak can get you within 300 miles, to Williston ND, where there's a good amount of traffic going north/south to western SD.

    You may have to hitchhike after that. I've never done this but I know a handful of people who have, and that part of the country intuitively feels like the best place to have an adventure like that.

      • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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        2 months ago

        Good point.

        @Nakoichi@hexbear.net there are bus-only routes that will take you from Seattle to Rapid City, for maybe $150. Do make sure to pick the ones with plenty of space between the legs of the trip, as long-distance busses in this country are notoriously tardy.

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    Let me know if there's any sort of paint or defacing on Lenins statue so I can pass the message onto my folks down there whether it needs cleaning again or not.

    Seattle tips: public bathrooms are near non-existent in Seattle as far as my tour down there concluded. The light rail system is a great money saver in the places it runs, otherwise public transport is alright when needed, just gotta research ahead of time. Water can be expensive there. Greyhound or amtrak are your best bet for travel out of the state but you should've been looking up their timetables beforehand to try and catch one that lines up best with your timeframe.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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      2 months ago

      Yeah I literally just found out about the car rental falling through last night when I made the post.

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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        2 months ago

        Ah well if you'll be using a car to drive there, I'm no expert on the route but the I-90 should be the route of choice.

        Edit lack of reading skills in the early morning. Woly has the best suggestion out of us.

        Also make sure to carry at least two-three days of supplies in terms of water and light food (like 3-4 liters of water and a bag of granola) just in case anything happens while you're in bumfuck no-signalsville, double check distances between gas stations on your route there to ensure you're always topped off to get there, take breaks every 3-5 hours to stop and stretch the legs, and make sure to have plenty to talk about because it'll be a long drive.

        Edit: take from the second paragraph what sounds useful since its not necessarily a roadtrip lol