Quote Originally Posted by Teejay View Post
(I was thinking on leaving vegas north on the 95, than thru death valley on the 190 and head to Yosemity via the 395) and some idea of driving time? We pick up the car at 9AM.
Southwest Dave has already provided you with the local's shortcut to Death Valley -- just wanted to point out a couple more items...

US-95 never connects with CA-190 -- there a mountain range in the way. There are some highways that do reach CA-190, but the route through Mountain Pass is pretty scenic.
The following day we visit Yosemity NP, and head for lake Tahoe (maybe stopping over at Bodie ghost town)
Bodie Ghost town is north and west of Yosemite and unless you have a helicopter or skip Yosemite NP, you won't be able to fit that in and still make Tahoe. Plus, your rental agreement will not allow you to drive to Bodie -- it's a rough, rough road. You'll beat the Caddy to death on the washboard.



You can scroll in and out on the map above to see where Bodie is relative to Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe.

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