Is iCalifornia 2 week road trip
Hi All,
Firstly, thank you in advance for any thoughts and ideas!
I’ve had a read of quite a few posts on here but they’ve usually been over summer so wanted to get any thoughts about this road trip in December over the Christmas period / New year’s!
We’re a couple flying into and out of LA where we plan on hiring a small SUV for this trip. Our plans are:
- Land in LA, spend the eve there
- Spend the next day in LA too and explore
- Drive up to San Fran on Christmas Day (leaving at like 6am to avoid any traffic), via Malibu and Santa Barbara before catch catching the 101 all the way to SFO and check in to the hotel.
- Spend the next day in SFO.
- Take the short drive up to Napa valley the next day, and stay there.
- The next big drive would be to Yosemite via Stockton in the morning. I’ve read taking the 140 via Mariposa due to snow potentially causing issues on the other roads.
- Arrive in Yosemite early afternoon before sundown.
- Spend the next say in Yosemite.
- The next big drive would be to Death Valley via Fresno as I’ve read online the eastern gates would be closed due to snow (making this a c7 hour drive).
- Spend 3-4 hours in Death Valley before onward drive to Las Vegas. I don’t expect to arrive into Vegas before say 9/10pm.
- Send NYE exploring Vegas and do NYE there
- Next big drive is to Hoover dam / Grand Cayon West before spending the evening in Vegas
- Leave Vegas and check out the valley of fire state park in the morning. Spend a few more hours in vegas then drive to Joshua Tree (c5 hours)
- Spend the night and following morning in Joshua tree before the c4 hour drive back to LA.
- Spend the last 2 days in LA/Malibu before flying out.
The main questions I had, which I couldn’t find in other posts, were:
1. Should I skip anything / add anything?
2. Some of these drives involve driving after sunset, which in December is going to be c4.30/5safe to be driving at this time or are conditions going to be challenging?
3. Is there a quicker way from Yosemite to Death Valley or are those roads definitely going to be shut?
4. Are there alternative routes you would suggest?
5. Is this itinerary even doable in winter conditions?
Thank you so much in advance!
#travel #activities tpm.
Hi All,
Firstly, thank you in advance for any thoughts and ideas!
I’ve had a read of quite a few posts on here but they’ve usually been over summer so wanted to get any thoughts about this road trip in December over the Christmas period / New year’s!
We’re a couple flying into and out of LA where we plan on hiring a small SUV for this trip. Our plans are:
- Land in LA, spend the eve there
- Spend the next day in LA too and explore
- Drive up to San Fran on Christmas Day (leaving at like 6am to avoid any traffic), via Malibu and Santa Barbara before catch catching the 101 all the way to SFO and check in to the hotel.
- Spend the next day in SFO.
- Take the short drive up to Napa valley the next day, and stay there.
- The next big drive would be to Yosemite via Stockton in the morning. I’ve read taking the 140 via Mariposa due to snow potentially causing issues on the other roads.
- Arrive in Yosemite early afternoon before sundown.
- Spend the next say in Yosemite.
- The next big drive would be to Death Valley via Fresno as I’ve read online the eastern gates would be closed due to snow (making this a c7 hour drive).
- Spend 3-4 hours in Death Valley before onward drive to Las Vegas. I don’t expect to arrive into Vegas before say 9/10pm.
- Send NYE exploring Vegas and do NYE there
- Next big drive is to Hoover dam / Grand Cayon West before spending the evening in Vegas
- Leave Vegas and check out the valley of fire state park in the morning. Spend a few more hours in vegas then drive to Joshua Tree (c5 hours)
- Spend the night and following morning in Joshua tree before the c4 hour drive back to LA.
- Spend the last 2 days in LA/Malibu before flying out.
The main questions I had, which I couldn’t find in other posts, were:
1. Should I skip anything / add anything?
2. Some of these drives involve driving after sunset, which in December is going to be c4.30/5safe to be driving at this time or are conditions going to be challenging?
3. Is there a quicker way from Yosemite to Death Valley or are those roads definitely going to be shut?
4. Are there alternative routes you would suggest?
5. Is this itinerary even doable in winter conditions?
Thank you so much in advance!
#travel #activities tpm.
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