Odometer: 60,042 Time: 09:15 HWY 180 east gets first through orchards again and then up to over 6,400 feet (1’950 Meter) elevation where the entrance to Kings Canyon National Park is. From there we soon…

As we are close to the Sequoia National Park, here upfront some facts about the Sequoia vs. Redwood Trees: Ancestral redwoods in the family Taxodiaceae (Bald Cypress) date back at least 175 million years and…

Odometer: 59,815Time: 09:00In the morning the temperature is still nice - it’s somewhere in the 80s F (ca. 27 Celsius). First on the HWY then on small roads we work our way inland towards Oakhearst…

Odometer: 59,695 Time: 08:00 We drive around the bay to approach the Golden Gate Bridge from north. Before we get to the bridge we turn left to Fort Baker. The bridge is hiding behind thick…

Odometer: approx. 59,600 Time: 09:00 Even here it is foggy in the morning. Therefore we don’t hurry. By the time we are ready to leave though the fog is clearing up and we soon have…

Odometer: 59,445 Time: 09:00 To complete our trip on HWY 1 all the way to San Francisco, we drive out to the coast again. First we quickly visit Dillon Beach, a very small village with…