Thanks so much...
That helps me with the park and it looks like a couple of days out of
the itenary (any recommendations for accomodation?). Could anyone help
with activities in Sf (apart from th eobvious) and things to see in or
on the way to LA.
Many thanks
Tony
Carmen L. Abruzzi wrote:
> Susan Wachob wrote:
> > Hi folks-
> >
> > I got this e-mail from Anthony Brown after I posted something in
> > response to a message he had posted to the list. He replied privately to
> > me about what I posted. The next day, I received this second e-mail from
> > him to please post this to the group for him- so...
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Hi Susan
> >
> > Thanks for the reply, for some reason I can't get on the group. Would
> > you mind posting my response or at least consider this.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Hi all
> >
> > Thanks so much for the advice so far....ok lets try to get it kinda
> > right this time.
> >
> > We are 3 families of 4, 4 and 3.
> > Preferably, we would like to fly into SF and have 3 days (or so there)
> > and fly back from LA
> > We then considered, going across to Yosemite for a night (or 2,
> > apologies for the broadness but it depends on what's available to do),
>
> You should allow at least two nights for Yosemite, three or four if you
> plan on doing any hiking. Besides the valley itself, there's the
> Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows, and
> outside the park, Mono Lake. All these places are at least an hour's
> drive from each other, and worth spending several hours at each. Of
> course it depends on how interested your teenagers are in visiting
> natural scenic areas. If you just visit the valley, you could spend
> only one day, and see Glacier Point as well. You could head to LA via
> US 395 on the east side of Yosemite, but then you'd miss highway one.
>
>
> > some kind of cabin and activity would be good
> > We could then drive back via Highway 1 or across country (any guidance
> > would be apreciated) to the LA and Anaheim area, where we could take in
> > the city and Knotts berry/Six flags/ Hollywood/shopping and whatever is
> > recommended
> > In SF and LA we would look for a hotel
> > On travels, well, whatever is recommended
> > Scenic routes would be preferable and we have a team of 40 something's
> > and teenagers - so a pretty mixed bag
> > RV' s are an option but we realise that there must be 2/3
> > I can't get the girls away from convertables for the Highway 1 thing
> > (wind in the hair etc....)
>
> Highway One in summer is often foggy and chilly. Don't expect warm
> sunshine along the coast until you get down around Santa Barbara. But
> it is very scenic.
>
>
> Whatever you do, you should avoid using Highway 5 or 99 for long
> distances, they are not at all scenic. So don't take them from
> Yosemite to LA; head over to the coast at Monterey and take Highway
> One, or take Highway 395. 395 is very scenic, high desert valley
> between two high mountain ranges, very much like cowboy, western movie
> scenes, in fact many classic westerns were filmed in this area.
>
>
> >
> > I hope this helps
> >
> > Many thanks all
> >
> > Anthony Brown
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