Really steep, too.  However, despite being a California state highway,
and in the mountains, the roadbed is wide with lots of turnouts.  Very
different from the road up to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
from Fresno, which is similar in steepness, but is all switchbacks and
almost no turnouts.  doesn't go as high, but might be harder in a Westy
than Tioga Pass.

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:57 PM , Scott Daniel  - Turbovans wrote:

> that's it, thanks. Couldn't remember ' Tioga Pass' - silly me.
> Hardly seems like 10,000 feet there either. Sure is pretty thereabouts
> though !
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" Cc:
> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] vanagon difficulty
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>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 7:52 PM , Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
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>>> 6,000 feet altitude ( what is the pass at the east entrance in
>>> altitude
>>> anyway .........7K at the highest I think , by Tuolumne meadows-
>>> that pass,
>>> the one that goes to the town  Lee Vining . ) .
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>> Tioga Pass, 9,945 ft
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>> Dave Mc