Odometer: 59,280 Time: 08:30 As predicted, it is foggy. The higher the difference between the temperature of the air and the one of the sea (which is about 52 F (11 Celsius) year round) the more fog. The best months apparently are January and February, because then the temperatures are about equal and therefore there…...

Odometer: 59,100 Time: 08:30 It’s very cold and foggy. We take HWY 101 south and then turn right towards Cape Mendocino a small curvy road passing through Ferndale an old victorian town which is very nice with many well kept victorian houses with nice gardens along the road also the center of the city with…...

Odometer: 57,780Time: 08:00We are heading north again to explore Shasta Lake. First on HWY 5 and then on HWY 273 we drive straight to Shasta Dam. Located ten miles (16 km) north of Redding on the Sacramento River, Shasta Dam is positioned to “catch the headwaters of the network of Central Valley Project waterways and…...

Odometer: 58,865Time: 09:00After completing our laundry we leave Redding on HWY A16. It leads us through country side nothern California. It is beautiful out here, lot of small rivers, trees and golden grass, little villages and single houses spread along the road. We then continue on HWY 36 towards the Pacific until our navigation system,…...

Odometer: 58,600Time: 08:00As there is not even coffee at the Motel we are off quickly. First stop: Starbucks. Then our car gets an oil change while we drink our cappuccinos.Once we are all ready and awake we take HWY 44 east to Lassen Volcanic National Park. As we go up into the mountains (up to…...

Odometer: 58,400 Time: 08:30 We are leaving Eureka towards north and then take HWY 299 inland. After about 30 miles we come over a summit and…... from there its sunny again! We leave the marine layer behind us and enjoy the sunshine for the rest of the day. Soon we find the road following a…...

Odometer: 58,055Time: 9:30 amThe marine layer is laying heavily over the coast. So, we take our time and only leave Crescent City at around 09:30.We take some loops and Scenic Byways along HWY 101 and get some exciting views of the coast again. We also follow a road inland along the Klamath River, hoping for…...

Odometer: 57,055Time: 09:30After a well deserved night of sleep (short but deep) we aim for the coast again. We pass farmland and a lot of bigger and smaller rivers. One of these rivers we follow into a side valley. It gets narrower and turns into a real clear blue mountain river with small fish, salamander…...

Odometer: approx. 57,710Time: 09:00After finally buying a fishing rod for Marco we head inland on HWY 58 towards Crater Lake National Park. We take a turn to Crescent Lake and from there a gravel road through the forest south. Since we have left Eugene we have passed dozens of lakes some bigger, some only like…...