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Why the hate for 395? Sure, some parts--mostly the southern end (avoid
Kramer Junction if you can)--are hot and boring, but parts are some of
my favorite pieces of road. You have Mono Lake--well, what's left of
it--and you can stop and check out the tufas. There is a Chevron station
at the corner of 120 (Yosemite) and 395 that has a deli with great chow
(it used to have a trapeze, never figured that out). Just south you can
take a break from the 4-lane and take the June Lake Loop for some cool
air and scenery. The little towns along the way are getting touristy--I
think Bishop has a new microbrewery--and Independence, Lone Pine and Big
Pine are, well, 'quaint' ('Tremors' was filmed near Lone Pine). Mt.
Whitney is the tallest in the contiguous US, and almost always has some
snow, but I can never figure out which of the three large peaks is
Whitney. It's always fascinating to me to drive along the base of a
mountain range that rises almost straight up from the flat Owens Valley,
less than a mile from the highway.
Some of the E-W 'crossover' roads are great for Healeys; Hwy 155 from 99
to 395 into Wofford Heights/Lake Isabella--there's a microbrewery in
Kernville--is a great Healey road, one of few that have caused me brake
fade on the twisty downhill side (Delano is pretty rough, just keep
moving ;). Hwy 58 out of Bakersfield (avoid) through Tehachapi has a
great road over the mountains (I have some footage, but it's 128MB).
East of Lake Isabella on Hwy 178 is Walker pass, a fun and scenic ride
(then you hit the bad part of 395). I've passed the internment camp
monument/museum a few times, but never stopped. I plan to someday; we
shouldn't forget what we did to loyal Americans who happened to look a
little different and have some aggressive relatives--we're doing it
again, it seems--and if you don't know the story of the 442nd Infantry
Regiment you should acquaint yourself:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
I could go on, but don't want to give away ALL my secret, favorite
roads. Anybody gonna do the Angeles Crest?
Bob
On 5/7/2021 1:00 PM, ahbn6--- via Healeys wrote:
>
> *Having lived in Nevada for several years, I have driven route 395
> several times to the Bay Area in an air conditioned car and would
> recommend not driving that route unless you are in the same. It is the
> most boring, hot and desolate highway in the country. God forbid
> anyone has a breakdown. Doesnâ??t take long for bones to bleach before
> another car passes by. Just think of hours before you see one.*
>
> **
>
> *John Sims*
>
> *www.healey6.com <http://www.healey6.com/>*
>
> *Matawan, NJ*
>
> **
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Gary
> Anderson
> *Sent:* Friday, May 7, 2021 3:40 PM
> *To:* eyera3000@gmail.com; healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] your trip to Conclave - Down 395?
>
> Ira, Based on the experience of a group of us who drove to the Ventura
> West Coast Meet in our Healeys many years ago, I would strongly
> suggest you rethink the idea of driving down 395. Yes, it's shorter in
> time, but it is absolutely the most desolate, boring and hot (let me
> emphasize that) HOT drive you can possible imagine. There's a reason
> that the U.S. government put the internment camps out in that area
> during World War II -- there's nothing within 100 miles of the camps.
> When we were driving, one of the drivers called out on his CB -- "Stop
> the next time you see any shade along the road" -- we drove for
> another hour before we saw a tree.
>
> Take a little more time and do the traditional route down Interstate
> 5, then cut over to 101 and follow that down to north of Los Angeles
> where you can cut over to BBL.
>
> Anyone else agree with me?
>
> Gary Anderson
>
>
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Why the hate for 395? Sure, some parts--mostly the southern end
(avoid Kramer Junction if you can)--are hot and boring, but parts
are some of my favorite pieces of road. You have Mono Lake--well,
what's left of it--and you can stop and check out the tufas. There
is a Chevron station at the corner of 120 (Yosemite) and 395 that
has a deli with great chow (it used to have a trapeze, never figured
that out). Just south you can take a break from the 4-lane and take
the June Lake Loop for some cool air and scenery. The little towns
along the way are getting touristy--I think Bishop has a new
microbrewery--and Independence, Lone Pine and Big Pine are, well,
'quaint' ('Tremors' was filmed near Lone Pine). Mt. Whitney is the
tallest in the contiguous US, and almost always has some snow, but I
can never figure out which of the three large peaks is Whitney. It's
always fascinating to me to drive along the base of a mountain range
that rises almost straight up from the flat Owens Valley, less than
a mile from the highway.<br>
<br>
Some of the E-W 'crossover' roads are great for Healeys; Hwy 155
from 99 to 395 into Wofford Heights/Lake Isabella--there's a
microbrewery in Kernville--is a great Healey road, one of few that
have caused me brake fade on the twisty downhill side (Delano is
pretty rough, just keep moving ;). Hwy 58 out of Bakersfield (avoid)
through Tehachapi has a great road over the mountains (I have some
footage, but it's 128MB). East of Lake Isabella on Hwy 178 is Walker
pass, a fun and scenic ride (then you hit the bad part of 395). I've
passed the internment camp monument/museum a few times, but never
stopped. I plan to someday; we shouldn't forget what we did to loyal
Americans who happened to look a little different and have some
aggressive relatives--we're doing it again, it seems--and if you
don't know the story of the 442nd Infantry Regiment you should
acquaint yourself:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)</a><br>
<br>
I could go on, but don't want to give away ALL my secret, favorite
roads. Anybody gonna do the Angeles Crest?<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Black",sans-serif">Having lived in Nevada for several
years, I have driven route 395 several times to the Bay
Area in an air conditioned car and would recommend not
driving that route unless you are in the same. It is the
most boring, hot and desolate highway in the country. God
forbid anyone has a breakdown. Doesnâ??t take long for bones
to bleach before another car passes by. Just think of
hours before you see one.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Black",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Black",sans-serif">John Sims<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Black",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.healey6.com/";
moz-do-not-send="true">www.healey6.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Black",sans-serif">Matawan, NJ<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Black",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary
Anderson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 7, 2021 3:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";>eyera3000@gmail.com</a>; <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] your trip to Conclave - Down
395?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ira, Based on the experience of a group
of us who drove to the Ventura West Coast Meet in our
Healeys many years ago, I would strongly suggest you rethink
the idea of driving down 395. Yes, it's shorter in time, but
it is absolutely the most desolate, boring and hot (let me
emphasize that) HOT drive you can possible imagine. There's
a reason that the U.S. government put the internment camps
out in that area during World War II -- there's nothing
within 100 miles of the camps. When we were driving, one of
the drivers called out on his CB -- "Stop the next time you
see any shade along the road" -- we drove for another hour
before we saw a tree.<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Take a little more time and do the
traditional route down Interstate 5, then cut over to 101
and follow that down to north of Los Angeles where you can
cut over to BBL.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyone else agree with me?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gary Anderson<o:p></o:p></p>
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