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Post by broccolirob on Apr 9, 2011 23:40:52 GMT -8
I'm coming from SoCal.. LA area.
Google maps has given me a few different routes and
I have no idea which to choose.
wondering if anyone knows the fastest, smoothest way possible
thanks in advance.
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Post by J. Walter Weatherman on Apr 9, 2011 23:42:54 GMT -8
Wait, wasn't there a person named broccoli rob at some point, or am I just supposed to be staying in my corner for the night? (The Intoxication Thread)
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Post by interstateeight on Apr 10, 2011 10:38:38 GMT -8
Do you plan on going straight to the Gorge from LA?
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Post by broccolirob on Apr 10, 2011 21:21:19 GMT -8
Yes sir! We're leaving wednesday. Actually coming from the Coachella valley.
and also scenery-wise, which is the best way?
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Post by interstateeight on Apr 10, 2011 21:44:34 GMT -8
Hahahahahahahhahaha
Scenery-wise: CA-1 as far as you can.
Effective: I-5.
You literally cannot have both.
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Post by Lump on Apr 10, 2011 22:20:55 GMT -8
[dumb information from a Southerner that would just lead you astray]
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 11, 2011 0:50:50 GMT -8
Northern CA-1 and the Oregon coast are really pretty too. When we did Coachella '07 we did I-5 down and coast back. It was great.
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Post by Lump on Apr 11, 2011 4:47:41 GMT -8
Even better mixture of both. Do 1 on the way up and the other on the way down.
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Post by interstateeight on Apr 11, 2011 9:49:00 GMT -8
or mix and match. Based on the research I did for when I was going to do this drive from LA to sasquatch last year, Do CA-1 until about around San Francisco then do 5 the rest of the way. Yes, definitely take 1 into San Francisco, then cross the city, take the Bay Bridge, hang out on 80 for a while, and finally emerge on I-5. This will only take two hours. |
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 11, 2011 10:09:37 GMT -8
Not sure what your options are so it is hard to say. If you take I-5 up to the Portland area and then go down 84 through the Columbia River gorge and then up through Washington it is nice. We go that way from Portland.
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Post by bradberad12 on Apr 11, 2011 14:45:19 GMT -8
Not sure what your options are so it is hard to say. If you take I-5 up to the Portland area and then go down 84 through the Columbia River gorge and then up through Washington it is nice. We go that way from Portland. I have never driven it, but I imagine it would be more scenic than the I-5, which I have taken. It's also a more direct route, however likely slower. If you do drive it, let me know how it goes!!! |
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Post by Lump on Apr 11, 2011 18:32:12 GMT -8
or mix and match. Based on the research I did for when I was going to do this drive from LA to sasquatch last year, Do CA-1 until about around San Francisco then do 5 the rest of the way. Yes, definitely take 1 into San Francisco, then cross the city, take the Bay Bridge, hang out on 80 for a while, and finally emerge on I-5. This will only take two hours. Fuck me, right? |
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 12, 2011 16:43:10 GMT -8
I did a road trip last september from Vancouver, BC to San Diego, CA, and drove US-101 and CA-1 the entire way. It was one of the most spectacular drives I've ever done, but it is a lot slower than I-5. Bear in mind that I was in no hurry at all, but it took me 2 weeks to drive from Vancouver to San Diego. By contrast, I got home in 4 days (and those weren't long days either) by taking the freeways.
If you have the extra time definitely take CA-1 and US-101 if you can. But you will need a lot of extra time (as in days, not hours) to take it the whole way. Otherwise I would I-5 it most of the way (make sure it's your turn to nap through CA's central valley though).
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 12, 2011 16:49:22 GMT -8
Ya, I should add an adendum to my contribution. We drove staright from Vancouver to Coachella in just under 24 hours. We took 6 days to get home on the coastal highways, driving anywhere from 6-8 hours per day.
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