Traveling to California this summer

raymondfl wrote:
We will traveling to California this summer and need some help. We will be entering at Reno coming across I-80. We are thinking of going down to Yosemite National Park, then the question becomes should we also go down to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National? It is our intention to head north and to the coast line of Oregon and Washington so every venture south takes time away from the other areas. Are the other two parks that different then Yosemite? Also once we head north we want to end up in Crescent City and the redwoods area. Since we only have about two weeks in that area, and I do not like big cities, I was going to skip Napa and San Francisco, is there any place else that we should stop and catch on the trip though northern California? We are going to spend a month in Oregon and Washington, catch a flight to Alaska, tour a week and catch a cruise back. Then start though Idaho and back across US to get to Northern Georgia for some fall motorcycle riding before heading back to Florida for the winter. Whew I am worn out and have not started. Gone five months and not enough time!!
Anyway, all help is always appreciated.
Thanks,
Ray and Cindy

In Reno, consider Sparks Marina RV park for one of the nicest I've found anywhere, complete with astro turf. On another trip we approached Reno from the west and stopped off at Donner's Pass and Park, staying at Coachland RV Park which was very nice.
I don't think there's an entrance into Sequoia from the east. We came up 395 on one trip, stopped off in Death Valley and then proceeded into Yosemite, crossing out the other side and into the wine country. It is very steep going down when exiting from the west, so keep that in mind.
If you have time on your way to the coastline, stay a day or so in Petaluma at the KOA and book one of their tours for San Francisco, leaving the navigation and driving to them. Also if you have a toad, go down to the Ferry next to San Quentin and catch the boat to Fisherman's Wharf and again avoiding the traffic and confusion. Get on the coast, as soon as possible thereafter, far to the south of Crescent City and be sure to venture off the highway and travel the Avenue of the Giants for your best experience of the Redwoods. Our favorite coastline is probably the Oregon coast, so we stuck with that all the way up into WA state before heading east again.
Where do you normally winter in FL and if you go as far south as Naples on the west coast, try ... IBE sometime?