J'ai déjà posté sur le forum à propos d'un voyage moto aux USA pour faire la Route 66 avec quelques amis.
Ce projet est tombé à l'eau pour cette année, mais ce fera bien dans un futur proche.
Cependant, je vais donc partir seul pratiquement tout le mois de Septembre (du 2 au 27). Location Goldwing 1800 de 2013 de Los Angeles à Los Angeles. A mon retour j'expliquerai le choix de la moto, pour le moment je préfère vivre l'aventure et tester ma solution pour ensuite conseiller en connaissance de cause.
Objectif : voyager droit devant sans rien prévoir, sans souci impératif de destination ou de temps.
J'ai réservé à Los Angeles uniquement une chambre à l'arrivée et une pour le retour, le reste ne sera qu'improvisation.
Bon j'ai quand même une idée du trajet. Je partirai de Los Angeles sur la Highway 1, la route qui longe le Pacifique.
Suivant le temps et les envies, je remonterai jusqu'en Oregon ou jusque Seattle (état de Washington) et frontière Canada.
Ensuite, ... je verrai bien :-)
Question:
Qu'en est-il +/- de la météo en Septembre côté Pacifique? On parle souvent du brouillard, mais est-ce un brouillard tenace qui tient toute la journée ou plutôt en matinée et fin de journée, qui se dissipe assez vite? Y-a-t'il moyen de rouler ou bien on n'y voit rien à 100m? Est-ce fort pluvieux du côté Oregon/Washington (de la pluie il y en aura, c'est sûr), forte pluie ou pluie légère? Durée des averses?
Le brouillard sur la cote de Californie se termine au debut de septembre normalement. Donc septembre et octobre sont les mois les plus chauds a San Francisco. Par contre, apres aout on rencontre la pluie de plus en plus souvent en Oregon et Washington et au nord de Mendocino en Californie. Les averses y sont tres variables.
Je vais faire un parcours pas très éloigné du tien (départ le 20 août, retour le 12 septembre). Je loue une Electra Glide à L.A et je remonte aussi vers Seattle, mais par l'intérieur des terres via Yosemite, Tahoe, Crater Lake, la Cascade Scenic Road, Portland et enfin Seattle. je redescendrai ensuite par la côte jusqu'à SF où je laisse la moto pour reprendre l'avion direction l'Europe.
De ce que je sais, la météo présente évidemment de forts risques de pluie à l'ouest des montagnes de l'Oregon et de Washington State, mais août et septembre sont des mois généralement plus secs que les autres. Même s'il pleut 300 jours par an à Seattle ... Et la température est fraîche, notamment le matin. Donc vêtements en conséquence.
Après, c'est surtout une question de chance. Mais tu vas avoir d'autres témoignages d'ici peu. Que je suivrai aussi.
En avril 2012, Coast to Coast de Floride à LA, pas une goutte de pluie. Donc faut croire que tout est possible ...
Good luck pour ton trip.
Chez vous comme en voyage, respectez la nature, elle nous le rend bien.
Bonsoir Daniel,
Je viens de lire votre posting. Voici une autre facon de faire votre parcours:
Apres avoir passe a Yosemite, revenez sur SF, freprenez le Hwy 1 le long de la cote.
Bodega Bay, la ou fut tourney ''The Birds'' l'endroit est meconnaissable. reprenez le 101 det apres Garberville faites l'Avenue of The Giants. Remontez jusqu'a Crescent City et prenez le Hwy 199 jusqu'en Oregon. Passez par Crater Lake, puis allez jusqu'a Bend et allez vers l'est jusqu'en Idaho. Prenez le Hwy 21 vers le nord det arretez vous a Lowman au Sourdough Motel!
Remontez jusqu'au Montana. De la differentes options sont possibles. Si cela vous interesse je suis pret a vous donner tous les details dont vous pourriez avoir besoin.
Amities
Alex
Pour votre future voyage sur la Route 66, voyez mon blog en bas de page. Il pourrait vous etre utile
http://durandale2.blogspot.com/
How heavy do I journey on the way,
When what I seek (my weary travel’s end)
Shakespeare sonnet 50, vers 1- 2.
Bonsoir Alex
J'ai visité ton blog . Bravo , il y a des photos magnifiques de la route 66 et je me rends compte que même en l'ayant parcourue en 3 semaines , je n'ai pas eu le temps de tout voir . Encore merci pour toutes ces belles photos qui me rappellent mon voyage .
En 2012 j ai suivi la côte pacifique de Seattle jusqu'à San Diego fin août et début septembre.
Bon en voiture cette fois...
Il m'était paru plus judicieux de commencer par le nord puis descendre au sud au regard des températures et conditions météo. Mais ça tu l'auras certainement compris tout seul !
Je te conseille fortement l'Oregon et Washington, magnifiques et sauvages par la Historic 101. Les températures fin août y étaient agréables, dans les 22°c l' après-midi. A noter que le long de la côte ça souffle souvent niveau vent, donc à prendre en compte pour un trajet en moto. Nous n'avons pas eu de pluie sur ce bout là.
Quand à la Californie le beau et le chaud sont généralement au rendez-vous. Nous avons néanmoins essuyé un gros jour de bruine et brouillard. Il faisait frais, humide et on y voyait pas à 50m ! Et avant d'arriver à San Fransisco par le nord beaucoup de vent et de brume. Impossible d'apercevoir le Golden Gate !
Températures autour de 30°c sur la côte début septembre et jusqu'à 45°c quand tu quittes l'air du Pacifique.
Pour te faire une idée jettes un oeil sur mon carnet de voyage
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=5684419;#5684419
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