"Mimi" wrote in message
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> "Littlefoot" wrote in message news:7c88e57ef5fe4@uwe...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I will be taking a road trip on December 21st from Seattle to San
>> Francisco with my 2 friends. I've never driven in the snow before and I'm
>> very very nervous. I've already bought chains and I've practiced putting
>> them
>> on in my driveway many times. Has anyone made this drive in December?
>> What
>> should I expect? I'll be driving a Toyota Corolla (Manual Transmission).
>> How
>> long should this drive take in the snow? I've made the trip before but it
>> was
>> in July. I'm planning on staying the night somewhere in OR.
>>
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> Odds are there won't be any snow. At least not on the freeway. However, a
> couple of times in my experience I-5 has been closed because of snow. And
> a stretch in central Washington was recently closed due to flooding. Keep
> close tabs on the weather and the road conditions. 511 works in Oregon and
> Washington; in California call 800-427-ROAD (7623) for the CHP road
> conditions.
>
> The last time we drove up in the winter, I-5 was closed north of Redding
> due to a heavy snow fall. We called ahead and reserved a motel room in
> Redding. The town filled up that night. The next morning they'd cleared
> the road and we drove all the way through to Seattle that day -- without
> putting on chains. (Another storm was forecast.)
>
> Marianne
Forgot to say, keep your gas tank filled. Helps you keep warm if you get
stuck. And have winter clothes, especially boots, just in case.
Marianne
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