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Re: [RC] Eastern High Sierra Classic - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Kathy Myers magnumsmom@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hi Jean, I've gone to the Eastern High Sierra Classic from Moss Beach! How funny is that? You will LOVE it. It's a beautiful ride and Bridgeport is still one of our favorite places. HOWEVER, you will never get over 4 or 108 with a horse trailer. Well, you might, but you really don't want to. You have two options. You can go over 89 to 395 and south. That's a nice drive. OR, the shortest route is actually through Yosemite. Think 7 hours vs 9 hours. We took the Yosemite route. It costs money to go through the park, but the views are worth it. We had lunch up on top near Tanaya Lake (otherwise known as "lake nocatchafisha"). Back then (1998?) it cost $20 to go through the park. You must be sure your brakes are in excellent condition for both the truck and the trailer. Heading down the back side of Yosemite to Lee Vining is an adventure even if you don't have a horse trailer. Definately downshift into a lower gear even if you have an automatic. However, motorhomes and all kinds of trailers go through there all the time. Once in Lee Vining, stop for an ice cream, or a slice of pie at Nicely's and head north 1/2 hour to Bridgeport. There is a great breakfast place... "Hayes St. Cafe" and a great mexican place in Bridgeport. Of course there is nothing better than ridecamp. Make sure your crew brings their fishing poles. One other reason we didn't go over 89 to Carson City and then south on 395 was because we didn't want to deal with going into Nevada and then back into CA. Anyways, I saw you write "4" and thought "ACK!!". You don't want to drag a horse trailer up there especially if you have never driven it. We drove 4 (in a small car) exactly ONCE and it is a long miserable road. 108 is much nicer, but not accessable with a trailer. Which actually keeps it nice. Have a great time! :) - Kathy Myers now in Santa Fe, NM magnumsmom at aol d com ps... we did see someone with a travel trailer attempt to go over 108. ha. They got WEDGED between the rocks on either side of the road. Fortunately they got unwedged and backed down to Kennedy Meadows with only damage to the trailer. If they had not gotten unwedged, we would have had to turn around and change plans. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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