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RE: 8 days Monterey 4 days in Santa barbara

by socalman 19 May 2012

Four days in smarmy Santa Barbara would leave one delirious from boredom. Perhaps you could add Pinnacles Nat'l Monument for some outdoor…
RE: California Coast and LAS/Grand Canyon

by johnsang 09 April 2012

If it is scenery you want then I would suggest starting in Las Vegas and driving to the Grand Canyon village in the National Park then…
Re: Coast Starlight train from LA to San Fransisco

by BubbaK 08 April 2012

Flights from LA to SF go up the San Joaquin Valley for the most part. You don't see a lot of the coast form the train, mainly around…
RE: March in California???

by johnsang 17 February 2012

To be pretty sure about the weather being mild staying south of about Monterey and west or south of the San Joaquin valley would be a…
RE: LA to San Francisco via San Diego

by johnsang 09 February 2012

I'm going to suggest some different ideas. While San Diego is very interesting it is not really about nature too much so skip it this…
RE: Alternative route between Sacramento and Los Angeles

by johnsang 01 December 2011

LOL! Brilliant geo_nerd. Thats a lot of work! The Mines Road!?!? HA ! You shouldn't tell anyone about this route, it won't take much…
RE: Wonders of the Golden West

by nutraxfornerves 07 October 2011

I'll be a little more specific. You have already booked the tour, so yo may be stuck, but this would not be my first choice of a tour.…
RE: Nose to the Grindstone

by DaBaba 17 September 2011

That old Archie is a plundered defiling Native American culture. And now you're participating. You should be ashamed of yourself. Pillager.…
RE: From S.F. to Vegas via US 50 and 395. Doable in April?

by johnsang 12 September 2011

Yosemite is easily worth it. Hiway 49 is much more interesting and scenic than driving through the San Joaquin valley. 95 is not nearly…
Re: Travelling to Sequoia National Park in March?

by TexasTea 14 August 2011

Another issue that they need to be aware of is tule fog, which can make driving in the San Joaquin valley extremely treacherous. [http://en…
RE: Cheap Transportation Options between Los Angeles and San Francisco

by BubbaK 18 July 2011

That all-train option is the Coast Starlight which, despite its name, is inland (basically near Hwy. 101) and not along the coast until…
RE: Buses between LA and San Francisco

by BubbaK 28 June 2011

#2: I think you mean the Coast Starlight, The Surfliner only goes as far north as San Luis Obispo. Both will be along the coast for…
Re: public transport from the port at longbeach

by BubbaK 02 June 2011

Well, Greyhound is private and Amtrak semi-private, but no matter. If you take a Greyhound bus, it will almost certainly go the quickest,…
RE: CROSSING THE US Segment Three San Francisco

by BubbaK 26 April 2011

Not spending the night in L.A.: what nighttime train are you taking to San Francisco from L.A.?? The Coast Starlight departs in the…
RE: Affordable accommodation in the Southwest (NV, CA, UT)

by ianw6705 31 March 2011

US Route 395 is very spectacular ... even though you cannot drive into Yosemite NP via the eastern gate (Tioga Pass), it is well worth…
RE: San Francisco to Chicago Road trip – Aug to Sept

by Johann 25 January 2011

Ian: Maybe I'm quibbling, but the most visually boring stretch of that 2000 mile drive is the San Joaquin Valley, just east of SF. It's…
RE: Most scenic route from SF to LV in early march?

by BubbaK 11 January 2011

p.s. along Hwy. 395 there's lots to see, including Mono Lake, Mammoth Hot Creek, Manzanar State Park, Randsburg (old mining town) and,…
Re: California Road Trip - San Francisco to Las Vegas - Advice Please!

by BubbaK 08 January 2011

Certainly one of the most commonly asked questions on this branch. Do a search and you will get lots of info. But, just offhand: -You're…
RE: Holiday trip to California?

by nutraxfornerves 27 December 2010

That route from San Francisco to Death Valley should not have snow. It will also be one very long day of driving through relatively unintere…
RE: Cool places to party in LA, Vegas, San Fran, San Diego backpacker spots etc

by socalman 16 December 2010

Few car rental forms will rent to a 24 years old without a stiff additional charge. Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo may be college towns…
Re: California Dreamer

by BubbaK 11 December 2010

Sounds not terribly original, but maybe I'm missing something (I sure hope so). Why the coast? Because you think the people there will…
Re: California coast

by BubbaK 16 August 2010

#6 exaggerates a bit. The train does go along the coast south of San Luis Obispo, but until then sticks to 101: mainly coastal valleys.…
Re: San Francisco to Yosemite

by BubbaK 18 July 2010

Once again, we ask a poster: "best" in what way? More scenic? Quickest? Google Maps gives 3 hrs. 49 mins. for the Manteca/Oakdale routing…
Re: Exploring California Wines

by BubbaK 12 July 2010

[Gallo tasting room and winery tours in Healdsburg. |http://www.gallosonoma.com/taste_gallo_of_sonoma.asp?id=160] looks like a different…
RE: Exploring California Wines

by zashibis 12 July 2010

>In Livermore (such an attractive name) you can get your cheap wine glow on close to Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, where nuclear research…