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j_dirge
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 Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:39 am Post subject: Re: just got back today |
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| heavy, heavy smoke... (Oh what the hell is the name of the town just north of Bodie Ghost Town with two gas stations...????). |
WOW! What a photo!
The town is Bridgeport?
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those are straight line runs with light weight race cars for only 1/4mile at a time..
not pushing a loaded brick up a mountain pass with a family of 4+ inside expecting to have an event free vacation..
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aswah
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| Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 8:01 am Post subject: |
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yeah Bridgeport... Brain freeze. Thanks about the photo... I have a million pictures of the sunset... utterly spectacular! coming soon!
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guggenheim
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| Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: just got back today |
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heavy, heavy smoke... I just got back today. Tioga Pass was closed yesterday and smoky from Lake Tahoe down to (Oh what the hell is the name of the town just north of Bodie Ghost Town with two gas stations...????). My bus was covered in ash driving thru there two days ago... I do not like Yosemite as much as the surrounding area. I mean, of course it is absolutely beautiful, but it is a parking lot and over crowded. There are many more areas down the east side on 395 that I prefer... Here is the sunset from near Mount Whitney last night... safe travels... and may the smoke in your bus be the good kind!
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Thanks for the info.
SWEEEEEEET photo! |
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j_dirge
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75% contained.. was the report this AM.
Thankfully some sub-tropical moisture arrived over the long weekend.. kept humidity high and gave the fire-fighters a much needed break.
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-89 GL Westy, SVX.. finally.
-57 pan f/g buggy with a 67 pancake Type 3 "S"
"Jimi Hendrix owned one. Richard Nixon did not"
-Grand Tour, Season 1, episodes 4 and 5
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those are straight line runs with light weight race cars for only 1/4mile at a time..
not pushing a loaded brick up a mountain pass with a family of 4+ inside expecting to have an event free vacation..
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euromog
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| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| As of this morning Mariposa and Oakhurst are smoke free. Can't say from personal experience but Yosemite Valley is not too bad. |
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guggenheim
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Trip begins in 2 days; finally. Just had Heckman do a safety check on the camper and all is well. This will be the longest trip in the Eurovan after picking it up in June; my gf said the Syncro Westy is jealous... I think my VW addiction is rubbing off on her 
Thanks for all the info and recommendations. |
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euromog
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Smoke is back  |
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j_dirge
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my gf said the Syncro Westy is jealous...
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Don't show your Westy this pc.. It may never forgive you.
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-89 GL Westy, SVX.. finally.
-57 pan f/g buggy with a 67 pancake Type 3 "S"
"Jimi Hendrix owned one. Richard Nixon did not"
-Grand Tour, Season 1, episodes 4 and 5
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those are straight line runs with light weight race cars for only 1/4mile at a time..
not pushing a loaded brick up a mountain pass with a family of 4+ inside expecting to have an event free vacation..
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guggenheim
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If I head north on 395 up to Mt. Whitney, do I need to drive all the way back south to 155 and go around if I want to get to the 180 into Kings Canyon?
Is their a better route? |
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juanl
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| If I head north on 395 up to Mt. Whitney, do I need to drive all the way back south to 155 and go around if I want to get to the 180 into Kings Canyon? |
Yes, you do need to go down and around. There are relatively few passes across the midpoint of the Sierra Nevada.
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