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03-24-2023, 05:47 PM

Lifemagician replied to a thread St. Louis to Edmonton, AB in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Since you are looking at May, have you thought of combining this trip with your planned trip to AK? It could allow you to spend a little more time...

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03-21-2023, 06:40 PM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

And here it comes again! March 21st at 6:40 pm PDT

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03-20-2023, 07:49 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Yosemite NP opened up ' minimal' access to the Valley on Saturday after a great effort to plow pathed footpaths and restore limited services. The...

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03-18-2023, 02:51 PM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a thread Here's another product notice -- GENIUS LITTER in Gear-Up!

Rick, Thanks for the intel. Mark

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03-15-2023, 05:00 PM

Southwest Dave replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

That is a spectacular image and it's worth checking out the Yosemite falls webcam on a full screen for the impact! I have stood at the bottom of...

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03-15-2023, 07:44 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a thread San Diego to Grand Canyon via Joshua Tree in Spring RoadTrips

From Lakeside you could take CA67/78/79 through Borrego springs to the Salton sea and head North on CA86 towards Indio. You could easily spend a...

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03-13-2023, 03:47 PM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Wow, look at it go today! March 13th at 3:47 pm pdt ------------------------------------------------------------------------- And look how...

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03-13-2023, 08:12 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a thread Here's another product notice -- GENIUS LITTER in Gear-Up!

Lifey, Thanks for the feedback. Really good intel. Mark

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03-13-2023, 06:35 AM

Lifemagician replied to a thread las vegas - Yellowstone in Going to Las Vegas!

Be sure that when you get to your first national park that you purchase a yearly pass. It will give you entry for your car and all its occupants...

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03-13-2023, 05:30 AM

Lifemagician replied to a thread Here's another product notice -- GENIUS LITTER in Gear-Up!

Since I travel alone, at all times, you might find it strange that I have been using this for a while....... in my emergency toilet (bucket with...

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03-12-2023, 10:47 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Lots of snow falling on the high ground, up to 8 feet of new accumulation at 9000 feet with winds hitting 75mph ! I think the Plow crews are going...

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03-11-2023, 11:21 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

And this is kind of cool -- this is graph shows the period of March 5th to March 11 in 2021 and 2022. The blue line is 2022. You can really see...

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03-11-2023, 11:01 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Yep, the waterfalls are ripping Yosemite Falls from two minutes ago: Watch it live here.

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03-11-2023, 10:30 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

This is something I didn't expect -- that the water flow level would already be decreasing on the Merced River. Captured at 8:30 am PST -- March...

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03-11-2023, 07:05 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Rain, snow and thunder in the mix. Unsuprisingly there are warnings from the National weather service. Yosemite NP remains closed and will do...

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03-10-2023, 01:45 PM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

This is the latest rain/radar report for Yosemite Valley So, still some snow falling on the upper elevations, but the valley is seeing heavy...

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03-10-2023, 11:10 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Compare the chart from Tuesday, February 28th with the one for today: Also set for 4pm PST. Look at the difference in the cold temperatures and why...

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03-10-2023, 08:17 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Going to Post the Stream Gauge at MERCED R A HAPPY ISLES BRIDGE NR YOSEMITE CA - over the next couple of days: (Captured March 10th at 6:30...

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03-09-2023, 05:06 PM

Southwest Dave replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

All talk of water levels over the last few years have concentrated around Drought conditions. This is a whole new ball game ! Dave

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03-09-2023, 04:07 PM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Raining right now in Yosemite Valley -- the waterfalls are going to be epic. No visual right now -- but this stream gauge will be interesting to...

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03-09-2023, 09:35 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

The first wave of what is being called "the Pineapple Express" is just now hitting the San Francisco coast area. This storm is warmer than the...

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03-09-2023, 05:51 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a thread las vegas - Yellowstone in Going to Las Vegas!

The route outlined creates a nice loop where you don't have to backtrack on yourself. You can reverse the direction and it will work the same. The...

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03-08-2023, 02:15 PM

Southwest Dave replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Thats a nice capture of Yosemite falls but those blue sky's are not going to last as snow sweeps through once again right up to the weekend. Yosemite...

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03-08-2023, 10:01 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a thread Florida to Utah in Spring RoadTrips

To assist with your early stages of planning, RTA has many tools such as the Mapping programs in the green tool bar above, where you can develop...

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03-07-2023, 07:34 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a thread las vegas - Yellowstone in Going to Las Vegas!

Have a good look around the RTA site, there is much info and planning resources including the Map centres you will find in the tool bars and search...

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03-06-2023, 09:37 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a thread las vegas - Yellowstone in Going to Las Vegas!

No matter how hard you try you will miss out on some great places, there are just so many !! Its about finding a balance you are happy with. You say...

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03-06-2023, 08:03 AM

Southwest Dave replied to a thread las vegas - Yellowstone in Going to Las Vegas!

Hello and welcome to the RTA forums ! The greatest thing about creating your own Road trip is the freedom to go at what pace you are most happy...

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03-06-2023, 07:48 AM

Mark Sedenquist replied to a poll Tioga Pass Competition time once more ! The 35th Tppc ! in Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads

Blue skies are back in force today at Yosemite. Mark

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