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Re:A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick ... by chillers on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:51AM (#24342379)
I visited last November from the San Jose side, and the road was a nightmare. It's a small, windy road through the mountains with little visibility. I could see it being extremely difficult to navigate with firetrucks as it took me quite a while with my Prius.
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Re:A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick ... by ericbarrett on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:47AM (#24343059)
The front road (Mt. Hamilton Road / Hwy 130, starting at Alum Rock) is very winding because the grade was limited to allow horse & cargo carriage to summit the peak. Limiting the grade means extra turns. The back side roads, down to Livermore or Patterson, as well as the faster front cutoff (Quimby Rd) were built for vehicles and are much steeper and a little straighter.

Source: Grew up there

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Re:A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick ... by option on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:59AM (#24342474)
that road is motorcycle heaven - love it. But, yes, its a miracle that firefighters were able to stop a fire there
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