First Day - 285 miles
Head south all the way down Hwy 25 to San Miguel then head east to Parkfield (crossing the San Andreas Fault Line a few times) for lunch at the only place in town (170 miles -2 stops). Very scenic and exciting winding 2-lane roads with very little traffic.
After a 60 min. lunch break, we head south to the James Dean Memorial site in Cholame, (break) then continue south on Bitterwater Road to Highway 58 and the Carrizo Plain, then a break (fuel) in McKittrick and it's Hwy 58 all the way to Bakersfield where we stay Tuesday night (115 mi). These roads stretch out and open up, still with great views and again almost no traffic til reaching McKittrick.
Second Day - 350 miles
Head out for more thrilling backroads East (Hwy 178) past Lake Isabella to Hwy 395 (42 Mi Break) then North to Olancha, east on Hwy 190 to Panamint Springs (140 mi. Break). Great road out of Bakersfield in a narrow canyon following the Kern River, forests the lake and then opening up into the desert on Hwy-395. The road gets even more thrilling when heading down steep grades into Panamint Valley. All the roads from here to Vagas are all easy, with the wide open desert vistas.
Optional A decision can be made at this time if the group would like to take a small detour north up the valley just past Stove Pipe Wells to check out Scotty's Castle and lunch there. (70 -mi round trip).Then visit Ubehebe Volcanic Crater (5-mi) again optional but well worth the extra time.
Then on to Furnace Creek in Death Valley for 90 min. lunch and relax break (54 mi.).
The final push to Vegas has a can't miss Photo op at Zabrinskie Point and Dante's View (25 mi.) then we end at Black Diamond in Vegas (114 mi.) for check-in and dinner.
Like I said before, Yo and I have done all of these roads many times (also with car clubs with as many as a dozen vehicles) and we know precisely where to go and how long it takes. Everything from food and fuel to the hot spots for photos. Throw away the stinkin map, cuz I don't need one.
Jack
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...992,-119.317017&sspn=2.998361,5.410767&num=10
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Starbuck's
125 Bernal Road
San Jose, CA 95119
Time: Depart 8:00 A.M. SHARP
This location has Starbuck's, McDonald's, Regal Bagel, Jack in the Box, fuel stop in addition to a large parking area.
Bring FRS Radios! More details to follow.
1) yojack
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Head south all the way down Hwy 25 to San Miguel then head east to Parkfield (crossing the San Andreas Fault Line a few times) for lunch at the only place in town (170 miles -2 stops). Very scenic and exciting winding 2-lane roads with very little traffic.
After a 60 min. lunch break, we head south to the James Dean Memorial site in Cholame, (break) then continue south on Bitterwater Road to Highway 58 and the Carrizo Plain, then a break (fuel) in McKittrick and it's Hwy 58 all the way to Bakersfield where we stay Tuesday night (115 mi). These roads stretch out and open up, still with great views and again almost no traffic til reaching McKittrick.
Second Day - 350 miles
Head out for more thrilling backroads East (Hwy 178) past Lake Isabella to Hwy 395 (42 Mi Break) then North to Olancha, east on Hwy 190 to Panamint Springs (140 mi. Break). Great road out of Bakersfield in a narrow canyon following the Kern River, forests the lake and then opening up into the desert on Hwy-395. The road gets even more thrilling when heading down steep grades into Panamint Valley. All the roads from here to Vagas are all easy, with the wide open desert vistas.
Optional A decision can be made at this time if the group would like to take a small detour north up the valley just past Stove Pipe Wells to check out Scotty's Castle and lunch there. (70 -mi round trip).Then visit Ubehebe Volcanic Crater (5-mi) again optional but well worth the extra time.
Then on to Furnace Creek in Death Valley for 90 min. lunch and relax break (54 mi.).
The final push to Vegas has a can't miss Photo op at Zabrinskie Point and Dante's View (25 mi.) then we end at Black Diamond in Vegas (114 mi.) for check-in and dinner.
Like I said before, Yo and I have done all of these roads many times (also with car clubs with as many as a dozen vehicles) and we know precisely where to go and how long it takes. Everything from food and fuel to the hot spots for photos. Throw away the stinkin map, cuz I don't need one.
Jack
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...992,-119.317017&sspn=2.998361,5.410767&num=10
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Starbuck's
125 Bernal Road
San Jose, CA 95119
Time: Depart 8:00 A.M. SHARP
This location has Starbuck's, McDonald's, Regal Bagel, Jack in the Box, fuel stop in addition to a large parking area.
Bring FRS Radios! More details to follow.
1) yojack
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4)
5)
6)
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