Due to an alarm clock failure, I missed the drive from Carlsen, but I was able to get up in time to head to Yosemite. Hope to make it next year.

 

Great Pics Chris!! Sorry we missed you guys

 

The drive between Merced to Yosemite in the spring is absolutely beautiful , starting with the wide open FAST rolling green foothills then the climb up , then down to the the river canyon . Of course, then you get stuck behind the campers and how about the 1,000,000,000,000,000 potholes currently on the valley floor ?

Kings Canyon Rd from Fresno to Kings Canyon Nat'l Park ( the" local's " personal Yosemite and we want to keep it that way ) is similarly fun to drive.

 

Hey, we are in the los banos area, would love to meet up for a Yosemite drive. That place was created to be driven in a porsche!

 

Ahhh too bad we missed you but thanks for sharing those pix!

 

thanks guys! I'd love to meet up with other porsche for another run to Yosemite. There's a pretty decent place to eat near yosmeite lodge, but it doesn't open untill 5:30. Surprisingly the bacon wrapped filet was great.

The potholes weren't that bad either!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Toothzilla
thanks guys! I'd love to meet up with other porsche for another run to Yosemite. There's a pretty decent place to eat near yosmeite lodge, but it doesn't open untill 5:30. Surprisingly the bacon wrapped filet was great.

The potholes weren't that bad either! [/QUOT

It's the Mountain Room Restaurant. If you get there early right at 5:30, you get to sit at one of the 5 tables with the view 2500 feet straight up Yosemite Falls through the 30 foot tall windows . We always ask for Vince to serve us.
Try their grass fed rib eye steak , next time - yumm !

 

Sounds like we got the makings of quite a day ahead! Dates anyone? Lets do it!

 

I'm open the weekend of May 20,27, June 10, 17. Maybe we can get Kev M and Chuck from Fresno to join in.

 

The may dates are out, we are on vacation end of may, bu the 17th is good for june..

 

Is that the Mountain Room? They have the best steak I've ever had, and if you get a table next to the bay window, the view is incredible. The Ahwahnee has an AMAZING breakfast buffet, but the french toast was enough for me. Dinner there wasn't the best, though.

BTW, Have you ever driven Old Priest Grade? I think it's on hwy 120 into Yosemite. It's fun as hell, going up and down. Steep, though.

 

My buddies and I hit that road last year. It was a blast. Maybe on the way back from the Mt. Room, we'll take it again.

I'll double check with my wife over June 17 and let you guys know.

Gramicci are you interested in going, too?

chris

 

I would love to go, and so would my wife. I'll have to check with her to make sure that particular day is good, though. Yosemite is her special place to escape to. How many days are you looking at staying there? It's about a four hour drive for me, so I would end up staying the night. Also, one problem is, now that I live ouside of LA as opposed to Placerville, I take 41 into the valley, not 120 or 140. If I remember correctly, 120 is the northern-most route.

I do recommend, though, don't go camping there for your anniversary in January. It was a fun trip and I wouldn't have missed it for the world, but the fact that I have a resort outside the south gate made the last night a WHOLE lot better. The rest of the time was kind of chilly.

 

Ok, I called my wife and woke her up. She told me that she had been planning my coming home BBQ for the 18th, so it looks like I'm not going to be there. Sorry guys.

 

Ok, Carolyn's looking into how easy it would be to reschedule the BBQ for a week later, because she wants to go too. We'd have to meet you guys in the valley, though, since we'd be coming in on 41.