I am afraid I underestimated the free time I had available and only paddled in LA. I used my Garmin 60C to plot the entire trip and it was fantastic in that it plotted the most efficient route based on time, speed limits, etc, and avoided the interstates. I was often on 2 lane roads with 70 MPH limits with no other traffic either way, for 30 or 40 minutes at a time. I was routed through towns I never heard of, and had some of the best steaks of my life! Total mileage was just under 4K. I had to cross the Sierras at Senora pass, as the usual pass was closed due to a heavy snow pack and won't open till July. There was still 8 feet of snow along the road at the 10,000 foot peak. Traversing the 26% grades in a heavily loaded van was a challenge to say the least! I have a few shots of the Bayou. Nothing spectacular. I did pass Mono Lake and would have paddled there, time permitting. It is definitely a spot I will return to this summer. Cya! -----Original Message-----************************************************* *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun May 29 2005 - 10:53:53 PDT
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