12-03-2019, 11:07 PM
Had to miss a storm... twice.
first leg: left Chico, CA @ 9 PM for Mission Viejo, CA -- lots of rain, so couldnt go super fast... got to parents house around 5 am, 8 hours. Next morning Hwy 5 over grapevine closed... only alternate route was down coast, 3+ hour detour. So beat the storm...
Second leg: Storm still coming, so in 30 minutes ate, gassed up, got back on road at 5:30 AM -- Headed to Flagstaff, AZ... was snowing by the time I reached Cajon pass on HWY 15 (towards Las Vegas). Big rigs stopped everywhere on the hill... went to the shoulder and followed some guy in a Jeep slowly to the top, slipping and sliding the whole way. One over the summit -- perfectly sunny.
Normaly a 7 hour drive, but the snowy summit added 2 hours. 9 Hours to get there... snowed all night once I got there.
nearly 17 hours straight. Took a short nap, partied all night. Ahh to be 25 again...
EDITT: In this car -- 1980 Honda civic wagon (wagon lover) :
first leg: left Chico, CA @ 9 PM for Mission Viejo, CA -- lots of rain, so couldnt go super fast... got to parents house around 5 am, 8 hours. Next morning Hwy 5 over grapevine closed... only alternate route was down coast, 3+ hour detour. So beat the storm...
Second leg: Storm still coming, so in 30 minutes ate, gassed up, got back on road at 5:30 AM -- Headed to Flagstaff, AZ... was snowing by the time I reached Cajon pass on HWY 15 (towards Las Vegas). Big rigs stopped everywhere on the hill... went to the shoulder and followed some guy in a Jeep slowly to the top, slipping and sliding the whole way. One over the summit -- perfectly sunny.
Normaly a 7 hour drive, but the snowy summit added 2 hours. 9 Hours to get there... snowed all night once I got there.
nearly 17 hours straight. Took a short nap, partied all night. Ahh to be 25 again...
EDITT: In this car -- 1980 Honda civic wagon (wagon lover) :