Highway 395 is full of amazing places to explore, and the June Lake Loop is one of the most beautiful. This 16-mile drive on State Route 158 takes you past a half dozen lakes, providing fantastic views of the high mountains surrounding the small valley. There are restaurants, places to fish and tons of great […]
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Route 66 Attractions from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica
The section from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica is the last part of Route 66 in California. If you have been driving it all the way from Chicago, then it can be pretty bittersweet to make it finally to the end. I haven’t been able to do that yet, but I have completed the entire […]
Best Route 66 Stops in California & A Guide for Each Section of the Drive
Route 66, America’s historic Mother Road, travels over 2,400 miles connecting Chicago to Southern California. To this day the road still beckons travelers from all over the globe, encouraging them to drive the road and discover its secrets. The state of California is where the road ends, right on the Santa Monica Pier, and through […]
Avenue of the Giants: The 31 Mile Redwood Drive You Have to Do
The 31-mile road, known as the Avenue of the Giants in Northern California, is one of the best stretches of highway in the state. I would put it next to the Big Sur coast in terms of the sheer beauty that you pass as you drive through it. The greens, browns, and yellows will blow […]
San Francisco to Mendocino: Pacific Coast Highway Roadtrip Guide
Driving from San Francisco to Mendocino is one of the longer drives you can do on Pacific Coast Highway. While the miles itself are not overly long, the drive is on a lot of windy roads that will take a while to complete. That being said, it is never dull as the locations and views are […]