Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:45:54 -0800
Reply-To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: The weekend whales of camping
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Yeah Mike, I see that you are right. I'm not so good at gauging RV
lengths. <br>
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Motorhomes or motorcoaches over 40 feet are prohibited on Highway 1
between Carmel and San Simeon
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/bus-mh/busmap-d05.pdf">http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/bus-mh/busmap-d05.pdf</a>),
and
45 feet is the maximum motorhome and motorcoach (bus) length allowed in
California. However, "If you are towing a vehicle, the maximum vehicle
combination length allowed in California is 65 feet." So maybe I was
seeing bulky clattering diesel-powered pickups towing giant trailers.
65-footers. Think about it. Can you imagine the tininess of the dog
that would go with such a beast? <br>
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR
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<pre wrap="">I truly hope you didn't see 52 footers. Illegal anywhere in California and
really dangerous on Hwy 1.
But Grey Whales are neat.
Mike
On 1/22/07 6:52 PM, "Michael Elliott" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM"><camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Oh -- something I noted on my camping trip two weeks ago up the West
Coast on Highway 1 from San Diego to Fort Bragg and back: On the
weekdays I saw many, many Westies, driving and camping. But from Friday
morning on through Sunday, the Westies thinned out, while the giant RVs
and trailers hauled by bulky pickup trucks with clattering Diesel
engines took over. Every one seemed to have a little yappy dog.*
From my campsite at Kirk Creek campground, which overlooks the Pacific
ocean, I watched the Gray Whales migrating south. They get as large as
52 feet long. Turning around, I could see the motorcoaches trundling
north and south on the highway. Saw quite a few 52-footers there, too.
*The smaller the dog, the larger the RV?
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR
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