Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
Bakersfield is where you stop for gas. It's not a destination.
LOL! I know it's probably a small boring town, but it'll just be a place to sleep. It just seems central to everything.
Yosemite - 3:30
Death Valley - 4:00 (if we do it)
Vegas - 4:00
L.A (touristy sites) - 1:30 - 2:00
PCH - 2:00
Heck, even San Jose/San Fran is only 4 hours away.
While my solution is to hotel hop, everyone else hates it and insist I find a "base" so to speak this year. While I was originally planning on staying in L.A proper, the long drive to/from Yosemite plus the traffic made me think otherwise. 6+ hours is simply too long.