Date:         Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:36:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
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From:         Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Trip Report - Kinda
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@tssgi.com>
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Been there on July 4 weekend.
While camping at Lundy Canyon drove on 395 thru Bridgeport over Sonora Pass
and turned around Dardannell's camp. Agree that it is awesome road.
Specialy coming up to
the pass thru what looks like a tunnel cut in solid granite. There sure is
a lot of granite there and some volcanic basalt columns. Stll lots of snow
then.
Great falls and views.
Scenery worth driving there. Nice places to camp along Stanislaus river.
Not many people there. Would like to camp there too.
Some nice wild hot springs around Bridgeport to soak in.
Hope you had your AC running thru DV.
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:46:00 -0700, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM> wrote:

> Not so much a trip report as a recommendation.  Drove the Wolfy to Vegas
> a
> few weeks ago and crossed the Sierra's at Sonoma Pass on Hwy 108.  I've
> never taken this route before and was blown away... it's beautiful!  I
> didn't even care that the van chugging up the mountain at 25MPH.  Not
> that
> anyone was going much faster.  The tail end of the climb requires that
> you
> climb 3,500 feet in about 7 miles, so the road is full of switchbacks.
> But
> the payoff is the scenery, you go from dense forest to volcanic rock
> formations, past small waterfalls and end up driving through a meadow
> before
> reaching the summit at 9600'.  We liked it so much, we're going camping
> there next month.
>
> The rest of the trip was nice as well, down 395, through Death Valley and
> into Vegas.  On the way back we just followed 95 to Reno and took the
> mundane freeway back to Sacramento.
>
> BTW: If you think your WBX'er is gutless now, try it at 9600 feet...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>



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