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RE: California/ need sone help/advice
The roads are generally clear of snow by May. All except Tioga Pass are open year round, with chains during storms. Tioga can open anywhere from May to July depending on the year. Last 10 years it has been late May to Mid June. Spectacular road up there.
Sequoia can be done by day trips if needed.
Yosemite is best seen by staying in the park, which can be done before the summer.
Tahoe of course has snow much later, but Highway 50 is a well traveled road, just be willing to adjust for weather and wait it out if you head in before June. Lake level in South Tahoe is not a big issue, but early in the season the pass leading into it can be.
All of these are not an issue during non storm times.
Avoid ALL of these during the 4th of July unless you love crazy crowds.
The kids get out of school roughly the second week of June.
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JTMO
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12/04/11 12:43pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: California/ need sone help/advice
He is doing the foothills/Sierra only, no coast.
A time frame would help, 4 weeks, 16 weeks? Most of us spend years here and don't see it all.
Lake Isabella?
Sequoia, Three Rivers is a rafting town, maybe take a ride?
Shaver Lake (Southern CA Edison) campground and all the high trout lakes around there. Dinkey Creek?
Hit Yosemite before the kids get out of school and the rest of the entire world arrives (no need to travel to the world, they all come here).
http://www.yosemitesites.com/camping/reservations/California/Yosemite/9
Why then? Frazil Ice and all the wonder, truly a site to behold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V9p4mFEYXc
French Camp or Jackson Rancheria to tour the gold country and the many tiny old towns, mines, and caves. Columbia SHP.
Tahoe, Fallen Leaf lake. Make sure you take the bike trails even if you rent bikes if you are in shape.
Or any number of other campgrounds from primitive to Fancy.
Mt. Lassen
Burney Falls SP.
Hat Creek and Trinity national forest area if you like wild, remote, awesome trout fishing.
Mt. Shasta and McCloud.
Have Fun.
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JTMO
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12/03/11 02:59pm |
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RE: Dubois, WY to Yellowstone (Fishing Bridge)
I agree, you want to camp in the Tetons also, not just Yellowstone.
To me this was more wild country than Yellowstone.
Gros Ventre is wonderful dry camping with water and dump at the entrance.
Colter Bay dry camp is more crowded but still great.
Lots to explore including Jenny Lake that are too far from Yellowstone.
You are too long to get into my favorite free site on a river.
Enjoy this most beautiful wild area of our country.
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JTMO
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12/03/11 02:35pm |
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RE: A blond wrecks a Bentley
A million dollars worth of cars, the repairs will be every body shops dream.
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JTMO
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07/29/11 11:14pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Wondering
West coast flights on Polar 1.
Before 2000, and the end of the cold war, all flights in the US took that route as they could not overfly Russian airspace.
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JTMO
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07/29/11 11:05pm |
Around the Campfire
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