There have been a few changes to this trip as I have i on good authority that Portland has been scratched from the Champcar schedule next season (not publicly announced just yet, but it will be soon). Due to this, and the previous 'tough love' advice I have decided to cut out the north west and do this another time. Nascar have announced their dates for Infineon/Sonoma so I can now start to make firm plans.

Quote Originally Posted by RedCorral View Post
That said, if your route took you up Hwy 50 from Sacramento, around the south end of the lake (with a short jaunt to Emerald Cove), to Carson City and across Hwy 50, and didn't cost you a lot of time compared to taking I-80 all the way, then we'd say do it. While I-80 gets you across the state in a hurry, Hwy 50 "the lonliest road in America" reveals the heart of Nevada.
I have been reading about US-50 "The Loneliest Road In America" and it sounds kinda cool. How long would the trip from San Francisco, through Sacramento, around the south of Lake Tahoe and then on to Great Basin National Park (ie all the way on US-50) take? I am still planning a good amount of other stops so time is still valuable. But I am definately up for it if it is worthwhile?

Basically the route would be something along the lines of:

San Francisco
Infineon
San Francisco
Sacramento
Lake Tahoe
US-50
Great Basin NP
Bonneville Salt Flats
Salt Lake City
Grand Teton NP
Yellowstone NP
Craters Of The Moon NM
Crater Lake NP
Redwood NP
Redding
McArthur-Burney Falls SP
Lassen Volcanic NP
San Francisco

That little lot weighs in at something like 3000 miles according to Streets & Trips. I plan on spending two days each at Grand Teton and Yellowstone NPs but, otherwise, I'll largely be keeping moving reasonably quickly. Do you think that route is fair and how long would you be looking to allow to complete it?

Finally, which route would you be looking to take from Yellowstone NP to Craters Of The Moon NM and then on to Crater Lake NP? This sector looks quite troublesome on the map spewed out by S&T. I would be happy to review this section based on any feedback you can offer?

Thanks guys!