How about the Mormon Immigrant Trail east of Sacramento.....
Doug
Joe Curry wrote:
> Speaking of twisty CA roads, the stretch of US 95 between Needles and Blythe
> is pretty exciting. It also has few trees to block the view of what is on
> the other side of the curve.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Muller
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 6:31 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] great drives
>
> On 5 Feb 2009 at 11:44, Randall wrote:
>
>
>>> I notice you are following the freeway down the west coast. I think the
>>> locals will back me up when I suggest you should be on the Pacific Coast
>>> Highway whenever possible.
>>>
>> Emphatically! But don't forget, it adds substantially to the time
>>
> required.
>
> My recollection from having been on it once and driven part of it is
> that California state route 49 between Mariposa and Coulterville is
> the crookedest road in the country. Even after they straightened it,
> so we were told. Not for the faint of heart. Of course, we did it
> in a borrowed Ford LTD wagon loaded with music gear and four people.
>
> Speaking of adding time, don't forget that when you go from the west
> coast to the east it takes three hours longer than you might
> calculate. I guess it must be the prevailing winds or something
> because it takes so much less time going the other way.
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