Seaside to Redding
Coast Highway 101 — Incredible Vistas
Day 11 — one of the great drives in America: the California coast on Highway 101.
Day 11 was a Highway 101 day.
Coast Highway 101 along the California coast is one of the great drives in America — the Pacific Ocean on one side, the Santa Cruz Mountains and the redwoods on the other. The road winds through Big Sur, past Hearst Castle, through the wine country of the Central Coast, and up through the redwood forests of Humboldt County.
Ray called the vistas 'incredible.' They are.
From Seaside (near Monterey), north on 101 through the redwoods and into the Sacramento Valley, arriving in Redding for the night. Tomorrow: Oregon and the beginning of the Alaska logistics.
The Day's Route
Coast Highway 101 — California
US Highway 101 along the California coast — one of the great scenic drives in America. The road passes through Monterey, Big Sur, San Simeon (Hearst Castle), San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and up through the redwood forests of Humboldt County.
Redwood Forests — Northern California
The coastal redwood forests of northern California — home of the tallest trees on Earth. Coast redwoods can reach 380 feet in height and live for over 2,000 years.
Redding, CA
Redding — a city in the Sacramento Valley at the northern end of the Central Valley, near the base of Mount Shasta.