I-5 between SF and LA is terrible

[bentstrider]

Originally Posted by stillkit

Try the 99 down through Modesto and Fresno. You come out at the same place anyhow (Wheeler Ridge).

Another option is cutting over the Tehachapi via the 58 and then shooting down the 14 to get to the LA area.
I choose this all the time, truck-friendly as well.

[NDtrucker]

Originally Posted by Everest209

so you take your scenic route and I'll be there 2 hours before you.

If there was a commitment to get somewhere between SF and LA. of course I-5 would be the obvious choice. Enjoyed going the scenic route while sightseeing on vacation, there was no need to be there 2 hours before anyone else! hehehehehehehe

[DrEarth]

I just pee in a Gatorade bottle. No need to stop.

[irman]

Just an observation ...

We used to drive I-5 very often when we lived in the LA area.
Went almost every other week to Scarymento.

On the way back to the LA area, do some of you have the same crazy notion, that when you go up the *grape vine*, you think you should be 5 minutes from the San Fernando Valley ??
In reality it is still about an hour away ...