{"id":7504,"date":"2023-05-16T00:30:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T00:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=7504"},"modified":"2023-05-16T00:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T00:33:34","slug":"a-drive-through-the-back-country-around-three-rivers-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=7504","title":{"rendered":"A drive through the back country around Three Rivers, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since we couldn&#8217;t see very much of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon Natl Parks, we spent one afternoon taking a drive up into the hills around Three Rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We weren&#8217;t sure what we&#8217;d find, and the map showed the road as mostly dirt and in many places one lane.  We mapped out a route that would take us north and then west and then meet up to a state hiway.  But, when we tried to turn onto the road we had mapped, we found it blocked and marked private.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we continued on the road we were on.  It would up into the hills and in many places the hillside was VERY steep and the road VERY narrow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was beautiful!  At one point we saw a truck coming the other way and they  had pulled over in a wide spot so we could get by.  We asked them where the road went and he said it went a few more miles but then dead-ended.  He said it would be fine for a 2-wheel drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we continued on as far as we could go, then we had to turn around (interesting on a narrow dirt road with our long crew cab truck) and head back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We saw lots of pretty flowers too!  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We weren&#8217;t sure what we&#8217;d find, and the map showed the road as mostly dirt and in many places one lane. 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