California Hwy CA 108
Recently we Google searched for "Motorhome CA 108" to see if this road was okay for our 44 foot (no car) motorhome. The results were mixed as to whether it was advisable or not. We did take the road and thought others might be interested in our experience.
We drove East to West from Hwy 395 to Modesto. We had a wonderful time but it could be a wild ride. Consider the following.
This road is in very good condition (2013) and I believe it had a center divider line all the way.
We have a Suzuki 650 scooter on a rack, no toad. So if need be we could negotiate hairpins with a multi-point turn. This was NOT necessary but a a couple of the turns you will hog the whole road. We also could back down if the 26% grade was not possible to climb (it was easy).
We drove on Sunday afternoon and traffic was light; about a dozen cars going each way. We had no problem pulling over pretty quickly when cars were behind. This would MUCH tougher pulling a car as we fit in a 50 foot turnout.
We have driven dozens of "one time" roads and they don't freak us out. We drove East to West. Driving West to East would put your passenger on the cliff side going up to the Sonora Pass; a little bit scarier.
You need a jake or exhaust brake and will use low gear for a lot of miles going down the east side of the pass.
The twisty part of this road is only 24 miles but took us 2 and 1/2 hours. The 26% grade was not a problem for our 400hp Cummins (no car).
White-knuckle drivers MUST avoid this road.
For more information and photos see http://bigrigbible.com/WeeklyTravelogues/week367.php
Happy Trails
We drove East to West from Hwy 395 to Modesto. We had a wonderful time but it could be a wild ride. Consider the following.
This road is in very good condition (2013) and I believe it had a center divider line all the way.
We have a Suzuki 650 scooter on a rack, no toad. So if need be we could negotiate hairpins with a multi-point turn. This was NOT necessary but a a couple of the turns you will hog the whole road. We also could back down if the 26% grade was not possible to climb (it was easy).
We drove on Sunday afternoon and traffic was light; about a dozen cars going each way. We had no problem pulling over pretty quickly when cars were behind. This would MUCH tougher pulling a car as we fit in a 50 foot turnout.
We have driven dozens of "one time" roads and they don't freak us out. We drove East to West. Driving West to East would put your passenger on the cliff side going up to the Sonora Pass; a little bit scarier.
You need a jake or exhaust brake and will use low gear for a lot of miles going down the east side of the pass.
The twisty part of this road is only 24 miles but took us 2 and 1/2 hours. The 26% grade was not a problem for our 400hp Cummins (no car).
White-knuckle drivers MUST avoid this road.
For more information and photos see http://bigrigbible.com/WeeklyTravelogues/week367.php
Happy Trails
