Best Route to Yosemite
Hi everyone, we are in Cheyenne, in the parking lot of freightliner service center, getting small repair should be on the road tomorrow towards Lake Tahoe. Going to stay there a few days and then head...
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msmith1199 wrote:
That is the safest route, but I still think you would be better off taking 89 South to 88 and then 88 to 49 and 49 to 120. And yes, there is no way to get to Yosemite without going uphill and no way to get out without going downhill. I don't know why they had to put that darn park in the mountains anyway!
I like this route as well, much better scenery than down the valley. Out of curiosity I checked the mileage and time both directions.
1. 89 to 88 to 49 to 120 = 157 miles, 3 hrs and 20 mins
2. 50 to 99 to 120 = 226 miles, 4 hours and 7 mins.
There is a 47 minute difference.
-Option one is through foothill roads slower travel with winding roads and better scenery
-Option two primarily HWY driving once you are too Placerville on HWY 50
