[Donjamin]

There is a portion of the Generals Highway (CA 198) through Sequoia National Park where big rigs, RV’s and 5th wheels are not allowed due to the tight turns and switch backs. The highway was laid out and built over 100 years ago. It was designed for the Ford Model T, not today’s recreation vehicles. There is lots of National Park signage telling drivers of the danger and large vehicles and towed vehicles are not allowed past Giant Forest. Needless to say, some drivers don’t feel the signage applies to them.

Eight years ago on a motorcycle ride through this portion of Sequoia Park, we followed a large Cardinal 5th Wheel heading down the mountain towards Three Rivers. Like this video, we watched as the driver didn’t take a turn wide enough and his right side trailer wheels dropped off the roadway into a creek bed. The trailer then crushed the right side of the pickup truck bed due to the pinched angle of the trailer. It took hours and a semi-wrecker to get this guy out of his predicament. The Park Rangers and CHP officers said this happens several times each summer. I’m sure this guy received a hefty fine and a huge towing bill. Watching this video certainly brought back the memory of watching it happen all over again.

Don