Day 4: Mostly driving today. Drove from SF to Monterey for lunch, and then down through Big Sur and San Luis Obispo. AMAZING view the entire way; words can hardly describe. Had dinner at Opal in Santa Barbara and then finally: four days and almost 1300 miles later, back home in Los Angeles. It's good to be back.
––– Photos taken on 8/19/10 in Big Sur, CA & San Simeon, CA & Brentwood, CA –––
Day 3: Wine tasting in Napa, a stop by Moylan's Brewery in Novato, and then putzing around San Fran by the hotel – which was in Fisherman's Wharf, so it was pretty much tourist central. All Europeans, and all wearing t-shirts that said either "San Francisco" or "Fisherman's Wharf" on them. Mildly amusing. Also happened across a huge elbow macaroni sculpture, and with my love of all things mac and cheese, had to take a picture.
––– Photos taken on 8/18/10 at Frank Family Vineyards in Calistoga, CA & Marin Headlands in San Francisco, CA & Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, CA –––
Day 1 of road trip: Lake Oswego to Lincoln City, then down the coast through southern Oregon into Crescent City just across the California border. Lots of driving along the ocean, all of it beautiful. Only lame part was getting a bogus speeding ticket from a cop who I'm pretty sure was the cop in Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. You know, the one that asks Kumar what kind of name is that anyhow, five O's and two U's, etc. Translation: guy was a jerk.
Day 2 began with a stop through the redwoods. It's mind-blowing how huge (and old) these trees are. Took the dusty and unpaved Howland Hill Rd. through Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and spent a bit of time exploring. Found a random creek way down the side of the road and taught my mom how to skip stones. (Sidenote: I'm pretty sure I could skip stones all day).
In the other photos: the Crescent City coastline, Mom picking some stones from the beach, and me drinking Supplication and Sanctification at Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa. I have no taste buds left.
––– Photos taken on 8/17/10 at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, CA & Crescent City, CA & Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa, CA –––
Date: August 16, 2010
Weather: hot
Health: good
Food: 10 pounds
Next landmark: Oregon Coast
Miles traveled: 0 miles
––– Photos taken on 8/16/10 in Lake Oswego, OR & Port Orford, OR –––
