OTP - for people in Oregon and northern California

I am considering driving down from Bellingham to Santa Cruz for
Thanksgiving weekend this year to attend the retreat I mentioned
earlier. Is that a good idea weatherwise, or is there a lot of snow and
ice around that time of year. I'd rather fly if there is a possibility I
wouldn't be able to drive it. But if I can drive it, then I'd like to do
that as I love to drive and I've never been through Oregon and CA, so
I'd get to see and do things along the way.

Carole

Carole, if you plan to take I-5, you are just about guaranteed to see snow
in southern Oregon, as there are several passes to go through.

If you take Hwy 101, along the coast, you may have better luck snow-wise,
but it's slower, and more winding, and there are sometimes troubles with
landslides, etc, particularly if it's been raining a lot.

Were it me, I'd fly.

Were it summer, I'd drive for sure.lol

Kelly C.


"Carole" <TheNewCarole@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am considering driving down from Bellingham to Santa Cruz for
>Thanksgiving weekend this year to attend the retreat I mentioned earlier.
>Is that a good idea weatherwise, or is there a lot of snow and ice around
>that time of year. I'd rather fly if there is a possibility I wouldn't be
>able to drive it. But if I can drive it, then I'd like to do that as I love
>to drive and I've never been through Oregon and CA, so I'd get to see and
>do things along the way.
>
> Carole

"Carole" <TheNewCarole@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am considering driving down from Bellingham to Santa Cruz for
>Thanksgiving weekend this year to attend the retreat I mentioned earlier.
>Is that a good idea weatherwise, or is there a lot of snow and ice around
>that time of year. I'd rather fly if there is a possibility I wouldn't be
>able to drive it. But if I can drive it, then I'd like to do that as I love
>to drive and I've never been through Oregon and CA, so I'd get to see and
>do things along the way.
>
> Carole

My in-laws used to drive down from Portland all the time. At Thanksgiving
you have a chance of snow in the mountains between Oregon and California.
You can also run into fog in California that time of year. So I'd fly if I
absolutely, positively had to be in a particular place at a particular time
in late November. Usually bad weather doesn't last that long that early in
the winter if your schedule is more flexible.

Jo

Kelly C. wrote:

> Carole, if you plan to take I-5, you are just about guaranteed to see snow
> in southern Oregon, as there are several passes to go through.
>
> If you take Hwy 101, along the coast, you may have better luck snow-wise,
> but it's slower, and more winding, and there are sometimes troubles with
> landslides, etc, particularly if it's been raining a lot.
>
> Were it me, I'd fly.
>
> Were it summer, I'd drive for sure.lol
>
> Kelly C.


Thanks, Kelly That's what I wanted to know. I really love to drive
and thought if it was plausible, I'd do that. But I guess not

Carole

jofirey wrote:

> My in-laws used to drive down from Portland all the time. At Thanksgiving
> you have a chance of snow in the mountains between Oregon and California.
> You can also run into fog in California that time of year. So I'd fly if I
> absolutely, positively had to be in a particular place at a particular time
> in late November. Usually bad weather doesn't last that long that early in
> the winter if your schedule is more flexible.
>
> Jo

Thanks, Jo. I'll make a plane reservation later this month ... I already
booked a rental car through AARP as their rates were very good.

Carole

"Carole" <TheNewCarole@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I am considering driving down from Bellingham to Santa Cruz for
Thanksgiving weekend this year to attend the retreat I mentioned
earlier. Is that a good idea weatherwise, or is there a lot of snow and
ice around that time of year. I'd rather fly if there is a possibility I
wouldn't be able to drive it. But if I can drive it, then I'd like to do
that as I love to drive and I've never been through Oregon and CA, so
I'd get to see and do things along the way.

Carole

heyyyy, carole. i used to fly down from sea tac into san jose airport
(check for special fares). i'd take a cab for the short ride from the san
jose airport to rent-a-wreck (or was that rent-a-dent?) on san fernando
blvd. to rent a reliable older used car, cuz i'm kinda cheap.<g> from
there, you get right on highway 17 (it's called something else, now, but old
timers still call it that and everybody knows 17) and head straight down to
santa cruz. it shouldn't be bad through the santa cruz mountains this time
of the year. none of my friends have mentioned snowfall in that area,
recently. but you are apt to run into snow if you drive down from here.

kate

Arggh! My daughter goes to school in southern Oregon and was planning
(and hoping) to visit Grandma in North California (via 1-5) for
Thanksgiving. I hope it works out for her!

Vickie B>

"vickie b." <sonatabv@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:c7821270-e6f2-493a-b063-af6b75cc1863@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Arggh! My daughter goes to school in southern Oregon and was planning
> (and hoping) to visit Grandma in North California (via 1-5) for
> Thanksgiving. I hope it works out for her!
>
> Vickie B>
>

It usually does. As I said before we have made the trip in November a few
times and my in-laws made it numerous times. Weather forecasts on the west
coast are pretty reliable. So you pretty much know when its safe to drive
I5 and when it isn't. It doesn't stay snowed in for long when it gets snow.
But you have to be able to be flexible about your timing. Be able to wait
an extra couple of days if a storm is coming through.

Jo

d'huit wrote:

> heyyyy, carole. i used to fly down from sea tac into san jose airport
> (check for special fares). i'd take a cab for the short ride from the san
> jose airport to rent-a-wreck (or was that rent-a-dent?) on san fernando
> blvd. to rent a reliable older used car, cuz i'm kinda cheap.<g> from
> there, you get right on highway 17 (it's called something else, now, but old
> timers still call it that and everybody knows 17) and head straight down to
> santa cruz. it shouldn't be bad through the santa cruz mountains this time
> of the year. none of my friends have mentioned snowfall in that area,
> recently. but you are apt to run into snow if you drive down from here.
>
> kate

I have decided to take the plane ) I got a good deal from AARP on a
car, although I'm told the retreat house has a way to get there from the
airport, so I may pack in the car for the days of the retreat and just
one for a couple of days to zonk around and do some sightseeing :-)) or
maybe I'll rent a convertible and go cruising, LOL!!!!!

carole