Kings Canyon National Park – Fresno
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…
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Sequoia vs. Redwood Trees
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…
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From Tracy to Fresno
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…
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San Francisco – Tracy
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…
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Sonoma and Napa Valley – Vallejo
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…
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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…
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Pacific 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…
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Shasta 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…
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