10,000 Mile Road Trip: Day 18 - San Francisco to Eureka

"IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK" (idroveapickuptruck)
12/09/2014 at 01:46 • Filed to: None

Today was probably my favorite day of the trip thus far. Highway 1 between Marin County and Eureka is absolutely gorgeous and a fantastic driving road to boot. I was fantasizing about living out there and actually learning the roads, driving them daily in a fun car.

As much press as Big Sur gets I enjoyed this part of highway 1 much more. If any of you ever do this drive make sure you also drive "Avenue of the Giants" which was a great alternative to a stretch of 101, driving through redwood forests.

Up next is Redwood National Park and Portland.

Edit: Woops, look like there is a short section out of order, but it's only a few seconds long. Oh well.

DISCUSSION (16)

Stef Schrader > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/09/2014 at 02:02

YESSSSSS.

Now you're getting to the favorite parts of my drive from this summer. Highway 1 FTW.

Almost got hit on the Avenue of the Giants. Oops. I still need to write that road trip up somewhere. I'd say "tow the 'Lump to The Ridge!" but that would just be super miserable. Too many fun roads!

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/09/2014 at 02:11

We did this trip a couple years ago, and went 1 day from cresent city to san francisco and over the golden gate bridge. at our hotel, I was looking at brochures while we checked in, and inadverently found an avenue of the giants brochure, and that drive through the redwoods was much better than when we went to the john muir state park specifically for the redwoods, you were able to get much closer to the big ones, and we saw a lot more big ones on the avenue of the giants than we did when we went to the park.

Rock Bottom > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/09/2014 at 08:35

Back when I lived in SF I used to bomb up 1 to Leggett at least once a month, for theraputice purposes. There are a TON of amazing little roads that break off 1 to the East, many of which will take you all the way back to 5. Amazing driving. People think the Tail of the Dragon is the best road in America? Wrong!

Btw, Skaggs Spring Road is my little piece of CA bliss: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.65…

sony1492 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/09/2014 at 17:02

I live near The Avenue of the Giants, and every drive is a good drive. The side roads along that stretch of highway 101 are great.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/09/2014 at 18:30

you're almost here!!! :D seattle FTW

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/09/2014 at 22:18

Loading today's video in now. I'll be in Seattle tomorrow night, and will be spending all day Thursday there. I need to find a place to buy snow tires.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/09/2014 at 22:50

dude, sounds good! Any chance you could swing over to the Eastside? I think I can drive out to Bellevue or Kirkland, if you want to meet a fellow oppo! :P

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/10/2014 at 00:28

There is a Discount Tire in Bellevue that has Nokian tires in my size, I was going to make an appointment, want to get lunch or something while they're being installed? What time were you thinking you could make it out?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/10/2014 at 00:56

I see from your other posts that you are still in High School. I made the appointment for 3:30 in Bellevue

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/10/2014 at 01:55

I get out of school at 2PM, so I have more than enough time to drive out to Bellevue! I think I know where that discount tire is, and a yellow FoST won't be too hard to find! And yeah, I'm a high school student, but on occasion I can be presentable enough to pass for someone a bit older! Maturity is a good thing IMO.

On the note of getting food: yeah that sounds like a nice plan man! There are some pretty good places in the area to get food that I know of, that won't break the bank too bad....

Just to make sure, the Discount tire you are talking about is located on Bel-Red road, right?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/10/2014 at 01:56

Yes it's on Bel-Red road. Getting out of school at 2pm? What is the world coming to. I'll try to move up the appointment to an earlier time then.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/10/2014 at 01:59

oh no need man, Thursday's a pretty "lax" day for me, and I'm free till late evening, so don't worry about moving it around if it's a hassle.

Also, ignore the other comment on your new post, I just wanted to make sure. sorry that it's basically this copied over :P

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/10/2014 at 02:00

No, I think I would rather move it up. I assumed that your school got out at 3pm. I'll let you know either way.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
12/10/2014 at 02:02

Sounds good man. As of right now, I have no obligations for Thursday afternoon, as mentioned. if anything pops up, i'll let you know, and apologies in advance if anything does.

And yeah, my car's decently recognizable. Red GLI Autobahn, orange oppo sticker on the back window... for the most part, ya can't miss it!

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/11/2014 at 12:44

I moved the appointment up to 2:15

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/11/2014 at 15:55

cool, I'll be there by 2:30!