It's Now or Never - 1 year country tour
Starting June 19th, my wife and I are taking our two kids on a trip around the country for a little over a year. The biggest unfortunate is that I'll be working full-time while we do it. This means th...
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OutdoorPhotographer wrote:
Early May is perfect for Yosemite. You do NOT want to be there after school gets out. After the dogwood bloom in May, it goes downhill and the park gets crowded. Don't get me wrong, there is no bad day in Yosemite but the crowds in the summer make it frustrating. Glacier Point Road will almost certainly be open. Tioga Road will depend on the winter. If Tioga Road is closed, the falls will be better so you get one or the other.
On the CA Coast, like someone said, you do not want to drive the Pacific Coast Highway towing a trailer but you must make the drive. I recomend leaving your camper in Monterey area and driving down to Cambria and then back to Monterey. You'll have to cross Pacheco Pass to get to I-5 from Monterey but that's doable. I couldn't tell your route for your second CA trip. It looked like you were doing Yosemite, then Tahoe, then heading south on the East side of the Sierra's to Death Valley. Is that accurate? If you had Sequoia on your list, you could go to Mariposa Grove in Yosemite to see a sequoia grove and skip Sequoia. I'm not saying Sequoia isn't great (though I prefer Kings Canyon - the adjacent NP), but if you are in a time crunch, it's a stop you could trade for something else.
Too much beauty, not enough time! My kids are now old enough to realize how blessed they are to see as much as they have being Navy brats but it just makes them want to travel more!
Sounds like I'm hitting Yosemite at a better time than I knew! :) I really have no idea of my route in California- I figured I'd play it by ear and check for specific details as I get to those legs. But I'll keep this thread and the recommendations handy.
As for the second Califnornia visit- I'm not positive what all places that we are hitting. I was a little shocked how little geography that I knew of these Good Ole USA. See if zooming into this route helps your questions:
http://rvparky.com/trip/5811140770660352
My spring is going east to west from Florida to California before heading north to head east if that makes sense.
As for our driving days- my goal is to make as many as possible in just one day or one long day and a short day up to 500 miles or so.
