Deuce 1 #1 December 21, 2004 I avoid driving through LA like the plague, or plaque for that matter. I take 5 south to Newman and cross over to Merced, 99 South to Bakersfield, then 58 West to I-40 to Needles. Then I-95 South to Blythe and then 10 East all the way through Phoenix and down to Eloy. Takes about 12 hours at speeds that won't get you pulled over. I had a couple people axe me, so that's the way that I go. This years its OAK to PHX and a Jimmy-ride to the Eloy, about 70 short flights without landings and road tripping back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites vdschoor 0 #2 December 21, 2004 Thanks Deucemeister! I vaguely remembered how we got there last year, and what I did remember is not to go through LA. This really helps, since I don't have a dashboard toy that tells me what works best Iwan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wingnut 0 #3 December 21, 2004 QuoteTakes about 12 hours at speeds that won't get you pulled over damn, it takes me 12 hours from over here inutah and all i have to do is go down i-15 to vegas, cut up to boulder city and then down and over to phoenix and contine on i-10..... my trip is just over 800 miles.. how long is your 12 hour drive??? ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lawrocket 3 #4 December 21, 2004 Hey, dog. Give me a call when passing through Fresno. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bodypilot1 0 #5 December 21, 2004 QuoteI take 5 south to Newman and cross over to Merced, 99 South to Bakersfield JP, why wouldn't you just take I-5 down to 46 to 99 to Bakersfield, then take 58? Taking 99 through all the small towns from Chowchilla to Bakersfield is alot slower IMO and the road on 99 is shit. Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lawrocket 3 #6 December 21, 2004 QuoteQuoteI take 5 south to Newman and cross over to Merced, 99 South to Bakersfield JP, why wouldn't you just take I-5 down to 46 to 99 to Bakersfield, then take 58? Taking 99 through all the small towns from Chowchilla to Bakersfield is alot slower IMO and the road on 99 is shit. Ed Having taken both many times, I find that the 99 travels more quickly. The traffic flow is better than the 5, since it is often at three lanes, and you don't have as many issues with slow trucks interfering with the flow of traffic. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bodypilot1 0 #7 December 21, 2004 Quoteslow trucks interfering with the flow of traffic. Hmmm, I've always found the trucks on I-5 to be going no less then 80mph. as I go by them...... Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudseeker2001 0 #8 December 21, 2004 Does this take you through the moutains south of Fresno? I had a really bad experience on that damn road! Nice drive though. "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #9 December 21, 2004 Yeah, the windy windy mountains. Ed, mostly I like 99 from Merced down because there's more to look at. If I'm in a hurry I'll take the 5 down to the Bakersfield cutoff like you said. Getting pulled over is a pain, so I usually don't go much more than 10 over the limit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #10 December 21, 2004 QuoteI avoid driving through LA like the plague, or plaque for that matter. I take 5 south to Newman and cross over to Merced, 99 South to Bakersfield, then 58 West to I-40 to Needles. Then I-95 South to Blythe and then 10 East all the way through Phoenix and down to Eloy. Takes about 12 hours at speeds that won't get you pulled over. I had a couple people axe me, so that's the way that I go. This years its OAK to PHX and a Jimmy-ride to the Eloy, about 70 short flights without landings and road tripping back. Glad to see you have polished up on your Deucebonics, JP.. For those of you that don't understand Deucebonics, JP is flying from Oakland to Phoenix, fellow videographer Jim Gold is picking him up at the airport and taking him to the dropzone in eloy where he expects to make about 70 skydives. He will then ride back to northern california with Jim. Also.. axe in the above post means ask... chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #11 December 21, 2004 You're in the house, but not my room, Chopster. Jimmy-san is flying off to the Motor City or somewhere to do fancy things with stage show stuff after the Boogaloo and I'll be robbing liquor stores throughout Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California wearing my Jimmy-mask escaping in the Jimmy-Matrix enroute back to NorCal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gjhdiver 0 #12 December 21, 2004 Quote Takes about 12 hours at speeds that won't get you pulled over. Sod that. I don't intend to drive at less than three figures the whole damn way. Just keep your scan going on freeways, as you pretty much have to be paced to get a ticket, unless they changed the law in CA since I last checked. I shall also be drinking, smoking a blunt, and squeezing my wang, just to push the envelope. If I'm feeling saucy, I may also kill a hobo. I hate their fucking bindles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyinghonu 0 #13 December 21, 2004 Sheesh, a whole thread on driving directions, wind patterns to avoid...but I bet not one of you would pull over for directions if you got lost ...geez, men! "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
vdschoor 0 #2 December 21, 2004 Thanks Deucemeister! I vaguely remembered how we got there last year, and what I did remember is not to go through LA. This really helps, since I don't have a dashboard toy that tells me what works best Iwan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #3 December 21, 2004 QuoteTakes about 12 hours at speeds that won't get you pulled over damn, it takes me 12 hours from over here inutah and all i have to do is go down i-15 to vegas, cut up to boulder city and then down and over to phoenix and contine on i-10..... my trip is just over 800 miles.. how long is your 12 hour drive??? ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 December 21, 2004 Hey, dog. Give me a call when passing through Fresno. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #5 December 21, 2004 QuoteI take 5 south to Newman and cross over to Merced, 99 South to Bakersfield JP, why wouldn't you just take I-5 down to 46 to 99 to Bakersfield, then take 58? Taking 99 through all the small towns from Chowchilla to Bakersfield is alot slower IMO and the road on 99 is shit. Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #6 December 21, 2004 QuoteQuoteI take 5 south to Newman and cross over to Merced, 99 South to Bakersfield JP, why wouldn't you just take I-5 down to 46 to 99 to Bakersfield, then take 58? Taking 99 through all the small towns from Chowchilla to Bakersfield is alot slower IMO and the road on 99 is shit. Ed Having taken both many times, I find that the 99 travels more quickly. The traffic flow is better than the 5, since it is often at three lanes, and you don't have as many issues with slow trucks interfering with the flow of traffic. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #7 December 21, 2004 Quoteslow trucks interfering with the flow of traffic. Hmmm, I've always found the trucks on I-5 to be going no less then 80mph. as I go by them...... Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #8 December 21, 2004 Does this take you through the moutains south of Fresno? I had a really bad experience on that damn road! Nice drive though. "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #9 December 21, 2004 Yeah, the windy windy mountains. Ed, mostly I like 99 from Merced down because there's more to look at. If I'm in a hurry I'll take the 5 down to the Bakersfield cutoff like you said. Getting pulled over is a pain, so I usually don't go much more than 10 over the limit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #10 December 21, 2004 QuoteI avoid driving through LA like the plague, or plaque for that matter. I take 5 south to Newman and cross over to Merced, 99 South to Bakersfield, then 58 West to I-40 to Needles. Then I-95 South to Blythe and then 10 East all the way through Phoenix and down to Eloy. Takes about 12 hours at speeds that won't get you pulled over. I had a couple people axe me, so that's the way that I go. This years its OAK to PHX and a Jimmy-ride to the Eloy, about 70 short flights without landings and road tripping back. Glad to see you have polished up on your Deucebonics, JP.. For those of you that don't understand Deucebonics, JP is flying from Oakland to Phoenix, fellow videographer Jim Gold is picking him up at the airport and taking him to the dropzone in eloy where he expects to make about 70 skydives. He will then ride back to northern california with Jim. Also.. axe in the above post means ask... chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #11 December 21, 2004 You're in the house, but not my room, Chopster. Jimmy-san is flying off to the Motor City or somewhere to do fancy things with stage show stuff after the Boogaloo and I'll be robbing liquor stores throughout Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California wearing my Jimmy-mask escaping in the Jimmy-Matrix enroute back to NorCal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #12 December 21, 2004 Quote Takes about 12 hours at speeds that won't get you pulled over. Sod that. I don't intend to drive at less than three figures the whole damn way. Just keep your scan going on freeways, as you pretty much have to be paced to get a ticket, unless they changed the law in CA since I last checked. I shall also be drinking, smoking a blunt, and squeezing my wang, just to push the envelope. If I'm feeling saucy, I may also kill a hobo. I hate their fucking bindles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinghonu 0 #13 December 21, 2004 Sheesh, a whole thread on driving directions, wind patterns to avoid...but I bet not one of you would pull over for directions if you got lost ...geez, men! "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
