mission mike Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hi, We planned a trip down the baja this winter from Vancouver Canada in our Winnebego Warior but got delayed a month and the weather is not been to co operative. Wondered if anyone has experience driving High 5 down through Oregon & California, easpecially the Weed Shasta area and the Tejon pass at this time of year. Mission Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Well I drive in the Rockies in the winter, general main rules are 1 drive the bad places in the day time so you can see trouble spots 2. SLOW is good 3. If you need chains to proced, wait until you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picklebill Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hello Mission Mike - I have traveled between Sacramento Ca. and Grants Pass, Or. a few times in the winter. Ashland summit often has chain requirements on it at this time of year, but the Weed area is usually OK. Tehon pass is rarely a problem. You might consider hiway 101 south in Oregon and then take hiway 20 east at Ukiah, Ca. to 5 at Williams. It is a bit slower than 5, but less of a problem with weather in the winter. Hope you have a safe and fun trip! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supurcar Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 My wife and I made that trip twice just about a month ago. We traveled from Eastern Washington to San Jose to visit family, we had to go back down to San Jose the day after Christmas, got some bad news. Most of the way the drive is real smooth, as you get near Shasta and just north of Shasta it got real nasty, I think I posted a few pics in the "trips" category. we made it thru without chains and there was snow everywhere. We also planned our stops, one of which was the Rolling Hills Casino south of Redding on 5, it had a nice RV park and a shower building for visitors, for $5.00 you can use a very nice and clean 5 star facility wih marble showers and soft water. I actually saw another Toyota RV in the RV park, but never made contact with them. Have a nice trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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