Today we left South Lake Tahoe after blogging at the Starbucks. We immediately hit some traffic as we headed south on Highway 50. Kyle was driving, and there were some splendid views as we climbed up a mountain, with a waterfall flowing in the background. Kyle seems to always drive when we head out of the mountains, and as a result, his gas mileage when driving is always better. He's always driving these sections because I prefer to take Charlotte up the mountains, and Dave says he doesn't mind not driving. Today was no different for Kyle...we started the day at 6600 feet, and at one point while he was driving, hit 600 feet.
One thing Kyle did forget, however, was that Charlotte is a little wider than your average vehicle. While driving through a small town with some road construction, Kyle stayed to the right enough to not be in the left lane. He didn't realize that there was a barrier on the right, and then we heard a loud scrape. Turns out it was just the awning, and Charlotte probably did more damage to the barrier than is shown on her.
We then hit some windy roads, which means slower speeds. Since all of these roads are 2 lane undivided highways, people don't have a great opportunity to pass us. We had many angry drivers eventually pass us, and 4 choose to show this anger with a one-finger salute.
After gassing up in Angels Camp, CA, I wanted to take the wheel. I had looked ahead on the GPS and saw some crazy curves in the road, and I wanted to drive us through whatever it turned out to be. The road was incredible. Check out Highway 120 between Moccasin, CA and Priest, CA. Here is a quote from the Wikipedia page for Moccasin, CA: "Locals tell stories of car accidents in history where the vehicles left the path of Old Priest Grade and tumbled into Grizzly Gulch. The terrain was so difficult that, in a few cases, the cars and bodies were not retrieved, some locals claim." Since you are reading this now, you can assume that I'm the only one that made it out alive.
We all made it safely to our campground at Yosemite Pines, and I was promptly yelled at by a camper for "speeding". I may have been going 7 in a 5 MPH zone, mainly so that I would have enough power to get up the hill. California people don't seem as friendly as the rest of the country....can't wait to actually get to the west coast.
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Very glad to hear you made it safely and glad I didn't know about the route ahead of time. Not to be pushy but any pictures of Tahoe yet?
"Pythagoras41" knows that you named the RV "Charlotte," and he is very pleased! I hope that you enjoy meeting him on Monday at the Dodgers game!!! He may not reveal himself to you, so feel to ask him when you see him. Hmm!?!
I have been waiting for circumstantial evidence which would point to my son Kyle as being the driver of Bessy (our conversion van) at the moment it's left rear wheel-well was sheared-off. He claimed of course he was not behind the wheel. But, the scraping of Charlotte has encouraged me to bring this "cold case" back up for investigation.
Signed, Inspector Kluso
I'm sorry to say Kyle was not behind the wheel when that incident happened. However, neither was I, so you can still investigate the matter.
PS. I hope you guys know I care. Keep the updates coming.
I too can confirm that Kyle was not behind the wheel when the wheel wll was sheared off.
Also, we took a grand total of zero pictures in Tahoe but made up for it with almost 700 pictures in yosemite. Some of the best of those will be up soon.
Not one of you took a picture in Tahoe? Was it that bad or you just forgot? Even you, Kyle?
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