This is a request for some advice from our american friends on the forum.
This coming september I shall be flying into San Francisco with three mates. We are each hiring a Harley and plan to ride south along the Pacific coast highway.
Our propoosed route is something along these lines.
We will have two night s including one full day in San Francisco before hiring the bikes.
1: San Fran to monterey 118mls
2: Monterey to Pismo Beach 152mls
3: Pismo beach to just north of LA 220mls (we have no wish to enter LA, but one of our party wishes to visit Palm springs.)
We need a suggestion for an overnight stop north and preferably eastwards of LA prior to visiting palm springs.
4: LA (ish) to Palm Springs approx 200mls.
5: palm springs to Laughlin 232mls
6/7: laughlin to Grand canyon 245mls. we plan to have two nights in the area so we can have a full day around the canyon.
8: Grand canyon to Monument valley 170mls
9: monument Valley to Bryce canyon 340mls
10: Bryce canyon to Las Vegas 250mls. Two night stay in Vegas
11: in Las vegas
12: Las vegas to Mammoth lake via Death Valley 315mls
13: Mammoth Lake to El Portal via Yosemite Park 150mls
14: El Portal to San Francisco 200mls
We then plan to spend two nights in San Fran so we have another full day in the city prior to flying home.
can anyone reccommend suitable routes, preferably not dual carriageway/very busy roads, any roads that should be particularly avoided. Also any special places of interest and good bars would be useful.
Thanks, Fatal.
This coming september I shall be flying into San Francisco with three mates. We are each hiring a Harley and plan to ride south along the Pacific coast highway.
Our propoosed route is something along these lines.
We will have two night s including one full day in San Francisco before hiring the bikes.
1: San Fran to monterey 118mls
2: Monterey to Pismo Beach 152mls
3: Pismo beach to just north of LA 220mls (we have no wish to enter LA, but one of our party wishes to visit Palm springs.)
We need a suggestion for an overnight stop north and preferably eastwards of LA prior to visiting palm springs.
4: LA (ish) to Palm Springs approx 200mls.
5: palm springs to Laughlin 232mls
6/7: laughlin to Grand canyon 245mls. we plan to have two nights in the area so we can have a full day around the canyon.
8: Grand canyon to Monument valley 170mls
9: monument Valley to Bryce canyon 340mls
10: Bryce canyon to Las Vegas 250mls. Two night stay in Vegas
11: in Las vegas
12: Las vegas to Mammoth lake via Death Valley 315mls
13: Mammoth Lake to El Portal via Yosemite Park 150mls
14: El Portal to San Francisco 200mls
We then plan to spend two nights in San Fran so we have another full day in the city prior to flying home.
can anyone reccommend suitable routes, preferably not dual carriageway/very busy roads, any roads that should be particularly avoided. Also any special places of interest and good bars would be useful.
Thanks, Fatal.