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I plan to drive from Las Vegas to San Diego, at the end of January, travelling on Rte 95, a portion of HIghway 40, and Rte 62 (via Essex, Amboy and Twentynine Palms. Any advise ? Any safety tips ? I expect to leave Las Vegas around 7.30 am and arrive in San Diego in the afternoon. Thanks |
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Guy Marcotte wrote:
I plan to drive from Las Vegas to San Diego, at the end of January, travelling on Rte 95, a portion of HIghway 40, and Rte 62 (via Essex, Amboy and Twentynine Palms. Any advise ? Any safety tips ? I expect to leave Las Vegas around 7.30 am and arrive in San Diego in the afternoon. That is a sweet drive. ;-) I did that same drive two years ago in January and don't remember anything dangerous. Just some undeveloped areas where you don't want to run out of gas. But nothing serious. Should take you about 7 hours of fairly easy driving if you go straight through. But there is a lot to see along the route. We took a 2-day stop at 29-Palms and a visit to Joshua Tree Park and Palm Springs. There is also a slight detour onto historic route 66 that takes you only a little out of your way if you are interested. http://www.americansouthwest.net/cal..._66/index.html |
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Any advise ? Any safety tips ?
That is a sweet drive. ;-) Definitely. Expect lots of remote desert, tourist traps when you gas up, and have a great time. I did that same drive two years ago in January and don't remember anything dangerous. Just some undeveloped areas where you don't want to run out of gas. But nothing serious. Should take you about 7 hours of fairly easy driving if you go straight through. That's about how I'd put it, too. It's better to pay too much for gas than to run out of it, and it might be 30 or 40 miles at times between stations. Bring water and a camera. Joshua Tree is fantastic, and so is Death Valley, which it sounds like you'll be going through? |
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Guy Marcotte wrote:
Las Vegas to San Diego, at the end of January . . . via Essex, Amboy and Twentynine Palms. Any advise ? Any safety tips ? Take plenty of film. It's a lovely trip. Carrying water is advisable, not critical. Fill the tank 'fore leaving 'Vegas. Take the time to view the murals in Twentynine Palms and note the octagonal restaurant. ForrestPhoto wrote: Joshua Tree is fantastic, and so is Death Valley, which it sounds like you'll be going through? Death Valley's the other way. -- __________________________________________________ ______________ A San Franciscan who's visited 49 of 50 US states. http://geocities.com/dancefest/ --- http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 ------- IClast at Gmail com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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