West Coast Road Trip

I personally don't think so - I would take CA-1 up the coast all the way. Silicon Valley isn't particularly scenic or culturally interesting.

OK thanks :)

Hey Guys,

Another small Question.

Planned everything roughly to San Fran (things we really wanna see/do), and now i am up to the NP's. This looks to be a bit harder :P.

My first plan was to drive from San Fran to our campsite (Camp Curry) in Yosemite before starting to explore the park.
Looking a bit more into detail, i was considering taking the San Fran -> Mariposa Grove -> Camp Curry Road. Considering we only have 1 full day (+ 1/2 day arriving & 2/3 day leaving) and we would realy like to see the impressive Sequoia's at least once.

Any Suggestions?
For our full day we are considering to take the Panorama Trail. The day we leave i would try to find something in the direction of Tioga where we can spend the morning/early afternoon before heading to Bishop.

Thanks in advance!

Dimi

This is some "'rough" planning for our time in Yosemite. All feedback is welcome as i find it hard to see of it's managable and if it's the most efficient way. Please note that we plan to maximize our trip, but that we do not see it as a strict scheduale, more as a guideline.

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I noticed we will pass Tunnel View aswel if we take this road, so this might be an extra pus to do it?

I see on your planning sheet that you'll be spending the night in Bishop. The Vagabond is OK, but if you would like a REALLY great lodging choice -- Here is where I stay whenever I travel to Bishop: The Joseph House Inn

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There's lots to see and do in the Bishop area. If the Pie-in-the-Sky Cafe is still open -- I recommend the side trip. The views are outstanding and the freshly-made pie is hard to pass up.

Great post!

The Pie Cafe is a sure visit :). I think we will stick to the Vagabond as we will do not much more then sleep there and it helps our budget :)
Thanks for the advice tho!

Hello Guys,

It won't be a suprise, but i need some advice again :P.

I am trying to figure out how to maximize the Death Valley experience. To give you an idea, we have the night before at Bishop, and obviously plan to leave in the morning for Death Valley. There we will spend the night in the Furnace Creek Ranch. The next day we will head to Bryce Canyon, so we should assume the day before to be the "Death Valley Day".

I assume we should drive to Lone Pine to take the 136/190 to Furnace Creek. However, we are not able to check in to our hotel before 4pm, so should we just drive through and take the scenic route to Badwater, including the Devil's Golf Course and Artist's Drive? Then we could head back to check in the Hotel, and take the other route to Dantes View.

What place would u suggest to experience the fabulous Death Valley Sunsets?

An alternative might be to drive to Furnace Creek through Scotty's Junction? This would make us drive alot more through the NP, so this might be more scenic?

Thanks!

There is heaps to do in Death Valley. The first time I went there I did not know anything about it. I followed each and every signpost I came to and saw some amazing sights. Don't forget the Visitor Centre.

I came in from Beatty, visiting the ghost town of Rhyolite on the way. Along that road I had a Road Runner cross the road in front of me. It is an amazing place. You probably won't make it to your hotel till much later than 4pm.

Lifey

Cool

My gf really wanted to visit a Ghost town, but both Bodie & Virginia City where a big detour. I think i will suprise her by changing the route between Death Valley & Bryce so we pass Rhyolite :). Thanks for the tip!

Virginia City is not a ghost town in any way -- it has some cool historical stuff -- but it is a very live town with thousands of residents.

Mark