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Trip to Yosemite

Yahoo Message Number: 25797
We are planning a trip to Yosemite National Park. We will be traveling from Flagstaff Arizona in early June 2007. We have two route options. First route takes us through Barstow and then north on 395 through Independence and Bishop and approaching Yosemite on Route 120 from the East. The second route takes us through Bakersfield and up Route 99 through Fresno and Turlock and approaching Yosemite from the West.

Considering that my coach and tow car are 65 feet long and almost 40,000 pounds, do you have any suggestions about which route I should take?

Regards,

Bob Kumza
2003 Intrigue

Re: Trip to Yosemite

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 25800
Re: [Country-Coach-Owners] Trip to Yosemite We're here in French Camp, Ca. (near Modesto, Turlock etc.) thinking we were going to head over 120 and go to Yosemite. Bob checked out the web site below for size restrictions and thought we couldn't go that direction. After checking this web site again, he says DOT has lifted restrictions temporarily, but we have no idea for how long. Guess we are going to have to wait till next year since we've paid for 2 more days here thinking we couldn't go that route. Now, maybe you can, but don't know for how long.
As for 395, you can catch the beginning of that route coming up I-15 in Hesperia. No need to go all the way up to Barstow and over 58 to get to 395. Be careful, 395 has places where it is only 2 lanes and can be a bear at times with illegal and unsafe passing.
Hopefully next year we can get to Yosemite too.

www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/bus-mh --
Sue,

'05, 42', Quad Slide Allure 31254

Re: Trip to Yosemite

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 25810
Hello Sue;

I forgot to mention that our coach is just under 40 feet, so all those 45' restrictions don't apply to us -- one of the reasons we bought a coach that is shorter than 40'.

I noticed in my topo maps that Route 120 East of Yosemite goes through a mountain pass that is around 10,000 feet. I also noticed that there are several other places in the topo maps where our intended route from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe and onward to Crater Lake goes over some really big mountains too. This will be our first trip out west in our coach, and I'm praying that all my research will result in a safe route. Our alternative route from Yosemite to Crater Lake is following I-5 -- a boring route without the beautiful mountain scenary and mountain driving adventure too! My wife would choose I-5 (the boring route) while I really want to see places that we have never seen before, so I'm leaning toward the more adventuresome mountain route north. I just don't want to get so adventuresome that I total the coach and get killed. That would certainly ruin our trip.

Thanks to all for your helpful tips.

Regards,

Bob Kumza

2003 40' Intrigue

Re: Trip to Yosemite

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 25811
Re: [Country-Coach-Owners] Re: Trip to YosemiteHave a safe trip out west! We just came I-5 south from Blaine, Wa. And you're right, nothing spectacular. We've done mountain driving and our coaches have done well.
Since we are over 40' we have to be more careful where we go.....always trade offs!

Enjoy, it will be a beautiful drive.

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Sue,

'05, 42', Quad Slide Allure 31254

Re: Trip to Yosemite

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 25817
Bob,

A good resource for you is the CDOT and any state DOT. They have a restriction route listing on their web site with heights posted. I used them when we made our first trip west last year. GPSs will also have a preference setting for Bus. If you have one, that routing could be a help.

We just traveled back from Maine and used Interstates most of the way but National Geo. has a senic rout book you should check out too.

I agree with you about taking time to see the country.

Hope this helps.

Paul and Nancy

#11309 01' Intrigue

Quote from: rvrobert2003
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Hello Sue;

I forgot to mention that our coach is just under 40 feet, so all > those 45' restrictions don't apply to us -- one of the reasons we > bought a coach that is shorter than 40'.

I noticed in my topo maps that Route 120 East of Yosemite goes > through a mountain pass that is around 10,000 feet. I also

noticed

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that there are several other places in the topo maps where our > intended route from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe and onward to Crater

Lake

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goes over some really big mountains too. This will be our first > trip out west in our coach, and I'm praying that all my research > will result in a safe route. Our alternative route from Yosemite

to

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Crater Lake is following I-5 -- a boring route without the

beautiful

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mountain scenary and mountain driving adventure too! My wife

would

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choose I-5 (the boring route) while I really want to see places

that

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we have never seen before, so I'm leaning toward the more > adventuresome mountain route north. I just don't want to get so > adventuresome that I total the coach and get killed. That would > certainly ruin our trip.

Thanks to all for your helpful tips.

Regards,

Bob Kumza

2003 40' Intrigue

Quote from: Sue

>

> We¹re here in French Camp, Ca. (near Modesto, Turlock etc.) > thinking we

> were going to head over 120 and go to Yosemite. Bob checked out > the web

> site below for size restrictions and thought we couldn¹t go that > direction.

> After checking this web site again, he says DOT has lifted > restrictions

> temporarily, but we have no idea for how long. Guess we are

going

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to have

> to wait till next year since we¹ve paid for 2 more days here > thinking we

> couldn¹t go that route. Now, maybe you can, but don¹t know for > how long.

> As for 395, you can catch the beginning of that route coming > up I-15 in

> Hesperia. No need to go all the way up to Barstow and over 58

to

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get to

> 395. Be careful, 395 has places where it is only 2 lanes and

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Re: Trip to Yosemite

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 25824
Bob, I think your route will be chosen for you...Tioga Pass (i.e.what I think is 120 from Lee Vining) is usually closed until July due to snow...and also is NOT recommended for RVs.

I wouldn't plan on it.

Jan McNeill

2001 Intrigue 11320