The Grapevine can be quite surreal at times.. (Los Angeles, Bakersfield: 2015, live)

[ragnarkar]

A picture is worth a thousand words.. unfortunately, I didn't take a picture cause I was driving but last weekend it was raining hard on I-5. As I approached the top of the Grapevine on SB I-5, the rain started changing to snow, right around the place where you see the sign that says something like "Los Angeles County" or "Welcome to Los Angeles". Now I've lived in LA, but for someone who has never been to LA, it could easily give a misleading first impression.

[Cream1]

cool story bro

[Mr_Geek]

You said it OP.

[JustPassinThru]

Was travelling on the Grapevine early one morning in heavy fog. My car began to overheat, so I pulled over at the bottom to check the motor. The condensation had rolled off the hood and formed icicles over the grill, obstructing the flow of air to the radiator.

Sorry, no pictures.

[Californiaguy2007]

L.A County covers Mountains,Valleys,Deserts and Beaches so it is amazingly diverse,and yup when the grapevine and the surrounding mountains are covered with snow it looks really cool.

Originally Posted by ragnarkar

A picture is worth a thousand words.. unfortunately, I didn't take a picture cause I was driving but last weekend it was raining hard on I-5. As I approached the top of the Grapevine on SB I-5, the rain started changing to snow, right around the place where you see the sign that says something like "Los Angeles County" or "Welcome to Los Angeles". Now I've lived in LA, but for someone who has never been to LA, it could easily give a misleading first impression.

[jm1982]

Two words

dash cam

[Big-Bucks]

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Why is it called Grapevine?

[NativeOrange]

Ridge Route - History

The "Grapevine" is the 6 1/2 mile segment of the Ridge Route that extends from Fort Tejon to the bottom of Grapevine Grade. Many people erroneously believe that the "Grapevine" got its name because the original 1915 highway had a series of "switchbacks" which allowed early vehicles to gain elevation as they climbed the grade heading from Bakersfield toward Los Angeles. The serpentine path resembled a giant grapevine. Although this observation was true, the name actually came from the fact that early Wagoner's had to hack their way through thick patches of Cimarron grapevines that inhabited "La Canada de Las Uvas," Canyon of the Grapes. Traveling the grade today, look for patches of what appears to be ivy on both sides of the canyon near the truck run-a-way escape ramps. What you see are descendant vines which date back to the 1800s.