Traveling from Portland to San Diego
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Traveling from Portland to San Diego
This August I'm riding from Phoenix to Spokane for a wedding... I'll probably go through Salt Lake to Butte and on to Spokane... On my return though I'll take my time and head down the West Coast and see some sights...
Any ideas and thoughts other than just keep the ocean on my right and head South??
Thx
Any ideas and thoughts other than just keep the ocean on my right and head South??
Thx
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from sf to LA
take 101 till you see gilroy (unless you want to stop in santa cruz then take 17) stop at garlic world and get a brisket sandwich with grilled onions.
follow 101 to the monterey exit. stop in monterey and do tourist things.
take 1 south till you hit santa maria. plenty of scenic places to stop along the route
take 166 from santa maria to I-5. then decide if you want to have fun splitting traffic in LA. (roscoe's chicken n waffles !)
take 101 till you see gilroy (unless you want to stop in santa cruz then take 17) stop at garlic world and get a brisket sandwich with grilled onions.
follow 101 to the monterey exit. stop in monterey and do tourist things.
take 1 south till you hit santa maria. plenty of scenic places to stop along the route
take 166 from santa maria to I-5. then decide if you want to have fun splitting traffic in LA. (roscoe's chicken n waffles !)
Last edited by slozomby; 03-28-2014 at 08:57 PM.
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Columbia River Gorge is nice but Oregon coast on 101 is simply too good to miss. I hope to be doing the same trip South to North about the same time you are doing it North to South. My third time. Too many Great Rides to get it all done in one trip. Wonderful little ride around the rim of Crater Lake if you get tired of the coast. Cross the Sierra Nevada at Tioga Pass (120 through Yosemite) when you head back East, check out Mt. Whitney from the Owens Valley side (14,500 feet).
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Oregon Coast at Cape Meares. Also, dont miss the Redwoods at Jedediah State Park in Northern Cali near Crescent City. There is a little gravel road running between Crescent City and Huachi that will give you a very intimate look at the Redwoods in just a few miles, with many good hiking trails, Howland Hill Road. Tallest Trees in the world are reported to be close to the Mill Creek Trail parallel to Howland Hill Road, the Grove of Titans, if you can find them.
Last edited by Fireax; 03-29-2014 at 10:05 PM.
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If you do go by way of Crescent City, and if it is still in operation, check out the Miller Redwood sawmill. They did have a demonstration forest about redwood trees that is quite interesting. Further south, in Eureka, there was a great restaurant at Samoa. Once you get to Willits on 101, take the road west to Fort Bragg, awesome scenic drive. Then you can take US 1 all the way down to the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge.
Its been 25 years since I worked in the redwood business. I have a lot of good memories of interesting times in the redwood timber industry.
Its been 25 years since I worked in the redwood business. I have a lot of good memories of interesting times in the redwood timber industry.
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