ouf merci
! ça m'a presque filé un coup de stress hier soir cette histoire
...
j'aimerais bien pouvoir visiter
Kings Canyon et
Sequoia fin mai !
(dates prévues : 25 et 26 mai ou 29 et 30 mai)
j'ai néanmoins trouvé qq dates d'ouverture ici :
www.nps.gov/.../road-conditions.htm
ça devrait être juste, mais on croise les doigts en espérant qu'effectivement cette année soit moins "exceptionnelle" côté neige...
Highway 180 (Grant Grove to Cedar Grove)
Information about Highway 180 outside
Kings Canyon.
Open May 4 - October 29, 2012, weather permitting. Chains may be required for all vehicles.
Mineral King Road (
Sequoia National Park)
Closed in winter.
Open June 21 - October 31, 2012.
May open earlier, weather permitting.
Partially unpaved. RVs and trailers not recommended.
Crystal Cave Road (
Sequoia National Park)
Closed in winter. Open during cave tour season, May to October.
Moro Rock/Crescent Meadow Road (
Sequoia National Park)
Closed in winter.
Open May 18 - November 14, 2012.
During shuttle operations in summer, road is closed to private vehicles on weekends and holidays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hume Lake/Tenmile Road (
Sequoia National Forest)
From Princess Campground on Highway 180 to Hume Lake (3 miles): Open year-round. Chains may be required. From Hume Lake to the Generals Highway at Quail Flat (7 miles): Not plowed of snow in winter. Accessible when snow melts.
Big Meadows Road (Turns off the Generals Highway between Quail Flat and Monticeto Resort in
Sequoia National Forest). Closed in winter due to snow. Opens with snow melt in spring.
Redwood Mountain Road (
Kings Canyon National Park)
Turns off the Generals Highway opposite Quail Flat. Unpaved. Closed in winter; not plowed of snow. Opens with spring snow melt.
Panoramic Point Road (
Kings Canyon National Park)
Turns off by the John Muir Lodge in Grant Grove.
Open May 24, 2012. Closes with first snow. No trailers or motorhomes.
South Fork Road (
Sequoia National Park)
Turns off Highway 198 in Three Rivers approximately 6 miles south of the Ash Mountain Entrance. Open year-round. Partially unpaved; slippery when wet.
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Vnoa
