At 16:25 1/26/01, Paul Reynolds wrote:
I may have mentioned it before, but I have some holiday to use up at work
before the end of February and have been pondering a trip somewhere for a
while.
Paul,
There are some beautiful areas toward the northern part of the state. I
think someone mentioned Yosemite. If you are contemplating trying to get
to one of these areas in the higher altitude mountains, do a bit of
research on the weather/climate. Accessibility of these places is a mixed
bag during February in the depths of Winter; some are only accessible
during the late Spring through early Fall and some roads around them are
not open year round. I remember vividly going into Sequoia and King's
Canyon about 25 years ago in late May and there was still snow on the
ground. Even so, there should be plenty that you can get to.
If you drive near any major city (Los Angeles, San Diego, or San Francisco)
during a weekday, be aware of the enormous problem with commuter traffic
gridlocking freeways going to and from work. It's not "rush hour," it's
"rush three hours (or more)" in these urban locales. Ask someone where you
are staying which direction you need to be going in the morning and the
evening to avoid this! It will help maximize your time seeing things other
than the cars in front, alongside and behind you. In some places, it's
inescapable as both directions are a real mess. Average traffic speed
during these times, if the distance was over 20 miles, was 15-20 MPH on a
freeway, which I used to plan timing accordingly. It's one of the reasons
people will tell you _how_long_ it takes to get between places instead of
_how_far_ it is!
-- John
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