Bodie is great and I have been out there many times in my 87 Wolfsburg, my
parents' Westfalia and 7 pass, and most recently our Syncro.  GAS UP and
take food and plenty of water as there are no services for well over 20
miles in either direction (you can come in from the Bridgeport side, mostly
paved, or from Lee Vining, not paved).  It is high and dry there especially
in summer so hydrate well - elevation around 8,000 feet.

Donna, 87 Syncro

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Michael Hart <mjhart853@yahoo.com> wrote:

> To all of you that responded to my question on 'least steep California
> Sierra passes' - THANKS!
> - Markus, David K, Don, Donna, David O, Joe, Mike M, Pete, B&S, Scott, Gary
> (& any others that I may have missed)
> Overall, I-80 seemed to be favoured for reasonable gradients.
> - I'm biased against this road since it is a major 4-6 lane freeway with
> lots of big trucks and fast traffic; plus I've been stuck for too many hours
> on it in winter ski traffic.... Also since that is a long detour for this
> trip, I've suggested to my brother (for he is actually the one to be taking
> this trip - out from England to borrow my Westy for a 3 week trip around
> California) to take the Carson Pass (Highway 88) which no-one seemed to
> think would be too steep. The recommendations to stop off at Bodie Ghost
> Town and Grover Hot Springs are great ideas & have been added to the trip.
> Thanks again (hoping that my van will perform flawlessly....)
> Mike,
> '87 Westy
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