[pct-l] Road to VVR

[Josh]

Yeah, the BMW will make it fine...but make sure she knows how long it will
take as quite a bit of the road is 1 lane and there are LOTS of sharp blind
turns and this REALLY slows down the trip...I can't remember how long the
drive is from Huntington Lake, but I do remember that it took a LONG time.

Josh
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Ken Murray
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:43 PM
To: .
Subject: [pct-l] Road to VVR

I'll be thru-hiking the JMT (Southbound) this July.  My wife is  
planning on driving to meet me for a resupply and zero-day at VVR.   
My question to the list is, "what's the road like going in from Madera, CA?"
Can she drive her BMW 3-series, or is this a jeep road?  What was your
experience driving in to VVR?
Regards,
Tim A. (Placerville, CA)

The road is mostly paved.  There is about 4 miles of non-paved road, but
that is generally in good condition.  The main problem that people have, is
that in places, it is one lane, and you have to pay attention to opposite
traffic.  

I've driven this road quite a few times in a VERY low clearance sports car
(Nissan 300ZX), with no problem.  One just needs to slow down on the rougher
segments, and it goes fine.  The BMW should do fine.


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