Thanks, everyone for the advice. I will rethink my route. I will look
at a route that crosses over near Tahoe and then heads down on the
eastern side.

Flying the passes sounded like fun, but perhaps I'll try it sometime
in a more capable aircraft not loaded to max gross, and perhaps with
an O2 system (which I was hoping not to have to invest in for this
trip)

-- dave j


(Paul Hamilton) wrote in message . com...
I've flown over Mammoth enroute to Oakland on a cross country from the
Washington, DC area. I crossed the Sierras near Mammoth at 15,000
feet, and had no desire to do it lower. That area is a relatively
high point in the Sierras -- both north and south are lower terrain.

Why not cross at Tahoe and head south? It would still be a lot faster
than driving. There is a lot to be said for a robust route -- one
that is suable under a variety of weather conditions and that does not
require O2. A longer but even easier route would be to head south and
cross around Palmdale.

Paul