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Another year, another CA trip planning
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<blockquote data-quote="bruinFJRguy" data-source="post: 1364881" data-attributes="member: 89285"><p>I got your route backwards. Coming across headed west you'll probably want to pick up 74 (I think) around Palm Springs, ride the good roads of your choice between there and Ortega (also 74), then slab up from Orange County to LA. I'd personally do my hanging out, maybe do the Mullholland Snake and coastal roads on Sun, then head north on Angeles Crest on Monday when there is less traffic, but leave a little later in the AM when there won't be people racing down the mountain to get to work in the city. There will be more traffic in the city on Monday AM, but the ride on Angeles Crest will be more pleasant for sure. Angeles Crest gets very busy on the weekends with racers, cyclists, and lots of general tourist traffic. It's actually a pretty dangerous road on weekends, I think (although I do ride it). If Angeles Crest is open all the way to Wrightwood by that point in the season you'll probably want to do that, and if not then jog across Upper Big Tujunga to Angeles Crest. You can go further up than that even if it closes evventually but you'll have to turn around if it's not open to Wrightwood (probably worth it to go up, though).</p><p></p><p>That;s a lot of rambling that might not make total sense. Hopefully these road names point out good areas to check out on a map for purposes of planning, anyway. Also, I don't know where all the camping is a little further north, but I know there are a few state camping areas off Angeles Forest Hwy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bruinFJRguy, post: 1364881, member: 89285"] I got your route backwards. Coming across headed west you'll probably want to pick up 74 (I think) around Palm Springs, ride the good roads of your choice between there and Ortega (also 74), then slab up from Orange County to LA. I'd personally do my hanging out, maybe do the Mullholland Snake and coastal roads on Sun, then head north on Angeles Crest on Monday when there is less traffic, but leave a little later in the AM when there won't be people racing down the mountain to get to work in the city. There will be more traffic in the city on Monday AM, but the ride on Angeles Crest will be more pleasant for sure. Angeles Crest gets very busy on the weekends with racers, cyclists, and lots of general tourist traffic. It's actually a pretty dangerous road on weekends, I think (although I do ride it). If Angeles Crest is open all the way to Wrightwood by that point in the season you'll probably want to do that, and if not then jog across Upper Big Tujunga to Angeles Crest. You can go further up than that even if it closes evventually but you'll have to turn around if it's not open to Wrightwood (probably worth it to go up, though). That;s a lot of rambling that might not make total sense. Hopefully these road names point out good areas to check out on a map for purposes of planning, anyway. Also, I don't know where all the camping is a little further north, but I know there are a few state camping areas off Angeles Forest Hwy. [/QUOTE]
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