I departed early (6am) Sunday morning with photo gear in tow with the intent of traveling an hour down I-5 to photograph some Sandhill Cranes. After a pit stop at Peet's Coffee (the best!), I arrived to my destination, but was extremely disappointed to see how thick the fog was. Angered, I drove further South, then headed East on Hwy. 120 with the intent of getting out of the fog and shooting some nice landscapes. The car was running great and I was really enjoying the drive on this highway I had previously never driven. Well, 3 hours later, I pulled through the West gate at Yosemite. Yosemite is amazing year round, but it's particularly special in the winter months when the roads are clear, snow is on the ground, and the crowds are small. I've attached a couple pics of El Capitan and Yosemite Falls.

The drive home was uneventful. IMO, there's nothing like cruising the CA foothills at 60mph. The small towns are great and the scenery is inspiring.

Trip totals: 8 hours driving; 375 total miles; 27mpg.

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Chris

'04 ML500 - 53k, Inspiration Edition, Desert Silver
'11 Audi A4 Avant - Brilliant Black
'87 300SDL sold
'99 C280 Sport sold
'85 190E 2.3 sold

I live to road-trip! Nice pics, and that is one sweet ride you have.

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Matt
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1995 E300 Diesel (Die Blau Frau)

I love road trips, there is nothing like letting that diesel unwind and the feel of the road in a nice car...unfortunately out here in the East we have seen everything in a 300 mile radius..I guess we could head to Montreal or New Orleans or Florida, but that's a congestion trip and you will get snarled in traffic---there is nothing like the mountains and the Big Sky of the West---and the wide open highways