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Old 02-12-2010, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by trackadaptor
Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 845.0 miles (1 day, 7 hours, 35 minutes)
DAY 1
9:00 AM 0.0 Depart Reno on Mill St (East) 1.6 mi
9:03 AM 1.6 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) 153 yds US-395
9:04 AM 1.7 Take Ramp onto US-395 8.5 mi
9:11 AM 10.1 At exit 57B, keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.6 mi US-395 / Virginia City / Carson City / So Lake Tahoe
9:12 AM 10.7 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-395 17.1 mi
9:30 AM 27.8 At exit 43, keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.7 mi US-395 Business / N Carson St
9:31 AM 28.5 Bear RIGHT (South) onto US-395 [N Carson St] 2.6 mi
9:36 AM 31.1 At Carson City, stay on US-395 [US-50] (South) 4.4 mi
9:42 AM 35.5 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-206 [Jacks Valley Rd] 8.3 mi
9:54 AM 43.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-206 [Main St] 0.3 mi
9:54 AM 44.0 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Nixon St 174 yds
9:55 AM 44.1 At Genoa, return East on Nixon St 174 yds
9:55 AM 44.2 Turn RIGHT (South) onto SR-206 [Main St] 1.7 mi
9:59 AM 46.0 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-206 [Foothill Rd] 1.2 mi
10:01 AM 47.2 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) 2.4 mi
10:04 AM 49.5 Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-207 7.1 mi
10:14 AM 56.6 Turn LEFT (South) onto US-50 [Lake Tahoe Blvd] 5.7 mi
10:15 AM 57.3 Entering California
10:23 AM 62.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto Lake Tahoe Blvd 0.2 mi
10:24 AM 62.5 Turn LEFT (South) onto Tata Ln 164 yds
10:25 AM 62.6 At South Lake Tahoe, stay on Tata Ln (South-East) 0.6 mi
10:27 AM 63.2 Turn LEFT (East) onto F St 0.2 mi
10:27 AM 63.4 Turn RIGHT (South) onto US-50 [SR-89] 4.1 mi
10:34 AM 67.5 Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-89 [Luther Pass Rd] 11.2 mi
10:48 AM 78.7 Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-88 [SR-89] 5.8 mi
10:55 AM 84.5 Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto SR-89 6.4 mi
11:03 AM 90.9 At Markleeville, stay on SR-89 (South-East) 4.9 mi
11:09 AM 95.8 Turn LEFT to stay on SR-89 17.6 mi
11:30 AM 113.4 Turn LEFT (North) onto US-395 4.1 mi
11:34 AM 116.8 Entering Nevada
11:35 AM 117.5 At Topaz Lake, return South on US-395 [US Highway 395 S] 44.6 mi
11:35 AM 118.1 Entering California
12:18 PM 162.0 At Bridgeport, stay on US-395 [Main St] (East) 25.8 mi
12:42 PM 187.8 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) 98 yds
12:43 PM 187.9 Bear RIGHT (South) onto SR-120 [Tioga Pass Rd] 32.8 mi
1:26 PM 220.7 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 2.0 mi
1:32 PM 222.7 At Yosemite National Park, return South on Local road(s) 2.0 mi
1:38 PM 224.7 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-120 [Tioga Pass Rd] 25.8 mi
2:12 PM 250.5 Turn LEFT (East) onto Big Oak Flat Rd 9.5 mi
2:27 PM 260.0 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-140 [Yosemite All-Year Hwy] 36.8 mi
3:11 PM 296.8 At Mariposa Lodge, stay on SR-140 [SR-49] (North-West) 0.6 mi
3:12 PM 297.4 Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-49 36.5 mi
3:56 PM 333.9 Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-120 [SR-49] 8.4 mi
4:04 PM 342.3 Keep RIGHT onto SR-49 [Montezuma Rd] 3.4 mi
4:07 PM 345.7 Bear RIGHT (North-East) onto SR-108 [SR-49] 3.2 mi
4:11 PM 348.9 Turn LEFT (West) onto CR-E5 [Rawhide Rd] 4.0 mi
4:18 PM 352.9 Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-49 9.8 mi
4:29 PM 362.7 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-4 [SR-49] 1.5 mi
4:32 PM 364.2 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-49 [N Main St] 11.8 mi
4:46 PM 376.0 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) 109 yds
4:46 PM 376.0 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-49 14.3 mi
5:03 PM 390.4 Arrive Jackson
End of day
DAY 2
9:00 AM 390.4 Depart Jackson on SR-49 [SR-88] (North-West) 1.9 mi
9:02 AM 392.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-88 1.5 mi
9:04 AM 393.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-104 [SR-88] 5.3 mi
9:09 AM 399.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-88 13.6 mi
9:23 AM 412.7 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) 98 yds
9:23 AM 412.8 Bear RIGHT (West) onto SR-12 [SR-88] 6.9 mi
9:31 AM 419.7 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-88 12.3 mi
9:44 AM 432.0 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-99 1.2 mi CA-99 / Los Angeles
9:46 AM 433.2 Road name changes to SR-26 [SR-99] 0.3 mi
9:46 AM 433.6 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-4 [Ort Lofthus Fwy] 3.0 mi CA-4 / I-5 / Downtown Stockton / San Francisco
9:49 AM 436.5 Turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3 mi I-5 / San Francisco / Los Angeles
9:49 AM 436.8 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-5 [SR-4] 13.5 mi I-5 / CA-4 / San Francisco / Los Angeles
10:01 AM 450.4 At exit 458B, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-205 14.0 mi I-205 / I-580 / San Francisco
10:13 AM 464.4 Merge onto I-580 19.4 mi
10:29 AM 483.8 Turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3 mi I-680 / Sacramento / San Jose
10:30 AM 484.0 Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp 0.2 mi I-680 / San Jose
10:30 AM 484.2 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-680 [Sinclair Fwy] 17.1 mi I-680 / San Jose
10:45 AM 501.3 Turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi Mission Blvd / I-880 / Warm Springs Dist
10:45 AM 501.5 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-262 [Mission Blvd] 1.1 mi Mission Blvd West / I-880 / Warm Springs District / Uc Extension
10:47 AM 502.6 Turn LEFT onto Ramp 0.3 mi I-880 / San Jose
10:47 AM 502.9 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-880 [Nimitz Fwy] 12.4 mi I-880 / San Jose
10:58 AM 515.4 Road name changes to SR-17 6.6 mi
11:04 AM 522.0 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-9 [Los Gatos Saratoga Rd] 0.4 mi CA-9 / Los Gatos / Saratoga / Monte Sereno
11:04 AM 522.4 Turn LEFT (South) onto University Ave 0.5 mi
11:06 AM 522.9 Turn LEFT (East) onto (W) Main St 0.2 mi
11:08 AM 523.1 At Los Gatos, stay on E Main St (West) 0.3 mi
11:09 AM 523.5 Turn LEFT (South) onto S Santa Cruz Ave 0.2 mi
11:10 AM 523.7 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-17 18.9 mi CA-17 / Santa Cruz
11:31 AM 542.6 Road name changes to SR-1 [SR-17] 1.2 mi
11:32 AM 543.8 Keep LEFT onto SR-1 [Cabrillo Hwy] 54 yds
11:32 AM 543.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto Chestnut St 0.2 mi
11:33 AM 544.0 At Santa Cruz, stay on Chestnut St (North) 0.2 mi
11:33 AM 544.2 Turn LEFT (South-West) onto SR-1 [Mission St] 33.0 mi
12:19 PM 577.2 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Pescadero Creek Rd 2.0 mi
12:25 PM 579.2 Turn LEFT (North) onto Stage Rd 43 yds
12:25 PM 579.3 At Duarte's Tavern [202 Stage Rd, Pescadero CA 94060, (650) 879-0464], return South on Stage Rd 43 yds
12:25 PM 579.3 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Pescadero Creek Rd 2.0 mi
12:31 PM 581.3 Turn RIGHT (North) onto SR-1 [Cabrillo Hwy] 14.8 mi
12:48 PM 596.1 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Filbert St 0.2 mi
12:49 PM 596.4 Turn LEFT (North) onto Main St 0.3 mi
12:50 PM 596.7 At Half Moon Bay, stay on Main St (North) 0.3 mi
12:51 PM 597.0 Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-92 4.9 mi
12:58 PM 602.0 Bear LEFT (North-East) onto SR-35 [SR-92] 2.0 mi
1:00 PM 604.0 Turn LEFT (North-West) onto SR-35 [Skyline Blvd] 0.9 mi
1:01 PM 604.9 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Bunker Hill Dr, then immediately turn LEFT (North) onto Ramp 0.3 mi
1:02 PM 605.2 Merge onto I-280 [Junipero Serra Fwy] 8.2 mi
1:09 PM 613.4 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-380 1.6 mi I-380 / S F Intl Airport
1:10 PM 615.0 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-101 [Bayshore Fwy] 10.2 mi US-101 / San Francisco
1:20 PM 625.2 At exit 433C, keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.1 mi Ninth St / Civic Center
1:20 PM 625.3 Bear LEFT (North-West) onto 9th St 0.6 mi
1:22 PM 625.9 Road name changes to Hayes St 0.2 mi
1:22 PM 626.1 Turn RIGHT (North) onto US-101 [Van Ness Ave] 0.1 mi
1:23 PM 626.2 At San Francisco, stay on US-101 [Van Ness Ave] (South) 0.2 mi
1:23 PM 626.4 Turn LEFT (East) onto Fell St 0.1 mi
1:23 PM 626.5 Road name changes to 10th St 0.6 mi
1:25 PM 627.1 Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Bryant St 0.2 mi
1:25 PM 627.4 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-80 [James Lick Skyway] 8.1 mi I-80 / Oakland
1:35 PM 635.5 Merge onto I-880 0.2 mi
1:35 PM 635.7 Merge onto I-580 [I-80] 3.3 mi
1:38 PM 639.0 Keep LEFT onto I-80 [Eastshore Fwy] 69.5 mi I-80 / Vallejo / Sacramento
2:37 PM 708.5 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-80 135.5 mi I-80 / Reno
4:21 PM 830.9 Entering Nevada
4:32 PM 844.0 At exit 13, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.1 mi Downtown Reno / Virginia St
4:32 PM 844.2 Bear LEFT (East) onto Maple St, then immediately turn RIGHT (South) onto US-395 Bus [N Virginia St] 0.8 mi
4:34 PM 844.9 Turn LEFT (East) onto Mill St 54 yds
4:35 PM 845.0 Arrive Reno
Not much to do in Los Gatos I take it, If you cross the central valley in the AM you'll be fine. Doesn't take that long to get across it and head for high country and cool air
 

Last edited by DPete; 02-12-2010 at 07:47 AM.
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Old 02-12-2010, 08:15 AM
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Do yourself a favor, do not come south of Yosemite on 395....August is blazing hot.....

Forget death valley unless you plan to live up to it's name....

Stay towards the coast....I live in this oven we call high desert, trust me on this.....
 
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Old 02-12-2010, 08:25 AM
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WOW - what a great bunch of responses & info!! Sounds like north is gonna be our best bet and dessert heat is a nightmare to avoid. This is all so very helpful!!
 
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