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Welcome to one of the world's busiest commercial thoroughfares. Fasten your seatbelt as you ascend California Interstate 5's legendary Grapevine grade at a blistering 300 MPH (video simulation Mr. CHP officer, thanks for wondering). Try the full-screen, HD view for visual detail. Home to wild weather, treacherous winds, blanket Tule fog, and overheated vehicles, ascents and descents are always full-attention grabbers, make no mistake about it. The south-bound journey begins at the southern end of California's Central Valley in the In-N-Out Burger parking lot off Laval Road (slightly north of the ascent), and finishes over Tejon Pass summit, just past Gorman. Note the high truck count and their occasional maximum-surprise lane changes. Near Tejon Pass summit, the camera drifts to the slow lane to catch the elevation sign and almost catches a five-foot section of tire tread laying in the lane - narrowly missed by swerving right onto the roadway's shoulder at freeway speed. The descent into Santa Clarita Valley is also spectacular, but that is another video. Enjoy the golden July hills, laden with cattle, oil, and landslide benches - golden in the summer, green in the winter. Finally, this great video has a good description of what the Grapevine is all about: www.youtube.com Produced by W. David Schwaderer www.InnovationSurvival.com |
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