Tomales Bay – Reyes Lighthouse – Petaluma
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…
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Pacific Coast – Santa Rosa
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…
Read MorePacific Coast – Redwoods – Fort Bragg
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…
Read MoreShasta National Recreational Area – Redding
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…
Read MoreCountryside Northern California – Humboldt Redwood State Park – Eureka
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…
Read MoreLassen Volcanic National Park – Corning – Red Bluff
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…
Read MoreTrinity River – Redding
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…
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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…
Read MoreOregon Coast – Crescent City
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…
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