Excellent job Michelle (as usual). Unfortunately, family responsibilities and work will keep me from joining the cruise this year. :shrug:
Safe travels everyone.
So it looks like my job will have me in the Central Valley on the 28th. Looking at the schedule, it appears your ETA at Kettleman City will be sometime around 7:00-7:30, correct?
Not trying to rain on the parade, but it looks like Highway 1 won't be an option this year
http://www.ksbw.com/article/caltrans-plans-to-replace-pfeiffer-canyon-bridge-with-single-span-steel-bridge/9141181
Definitely a great cruise with an excellent group of people.
For my journey home, I took 88 down the hill. I only have three words to describe it:
Mormon Emigrant Trail!!! :headbang:
There are a couple of pubs at Stateline. Across from Harvey's , on the California side, is an Irish Pub called McP's pub. On the opposite side of 50 is Stateline Brewery and restaurant.
http://californiathroughmylens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Donner-Summit-Bridge-9-640x428.jpg
This place has the potential of a Kodak Moment here. It's about 30-40 minutes from Tahoe City.
It's a restaurant on Jefferson Blvd (84). It was the simplest thing I could think of on that road to use as the final waypoint on the map.
Definitely put me down on the list. I'll just meet everyone in Folsom because it wouldn't make sense for me drive out to Rocklin for the drive over.
If your using Google Maps, you can use these waypoints to track the course:
1. Palladio Parkway
2. Freeport
3. Courtland
4. Grand Island Mansion
5. Ryde
6. Rio Vista
7. Ryer Island Ferry - East Landing
8. Club Pheasant (West Sac)...
The crossing at Howard's Landing is actually the other ferry listed on the DOT page. The only bridge to and from Ryer's Island is the 84 on the north end of the island.
Personally, I think the ferry crossing adds a little flair to the road trip. I believe this is the only place in...
That could be problematic. Heading north on 84 from Rio Vista will require taking the ferry to get to the 84 on Ryer Island. If there are only a few cars on the run, it should be ok. I believe the capacity on that ferry is 8 cars. It runs every 20 minutes, so it may take a while to get...
I believe Cambria would be the better option. You can head in any directions for some great cruises: east in the Paso Robles wine country, south to Morro Bay, SLO, and Pismo, and north takes you to Big Sur and Monterey.