Sounds like a trip to remember.  101 will take you down the Oregon coast.  When we did that section by cage/tent camping we averaged less than 200 miles a day.  On south thru the Coastal Redwoods where you can sidestep the freeway for a 30+ mile putt on old 101 which is now the "Avenue of the Giants."  A bit south of that you hit Leggett where you can leave the now inland US-101 and head back for the coast on California route 1.  CA-1 is NOT recomended for large RVs.  

Depending on if you blast thru LA on the freeways (I-405) or fight city traffic on CA-1 I'm only a few minutes away from your route and can meet up in El Segundo or Hawthorne for either a meal break or a ride down CA-1 to maybe Newport Beach.

Hope I'm not hijacking this thread but I'd like to inquire about CA-1, frmo San Francisco down the coast to Monterey, Big Sur to S.Luis Obispo.

Question: how early should I start in the morning from Frisco to make it to Monterey by lunchtime, see Laguna seca raceway and still make it to S.Luis Obispo by dinnertime ?  

OR... will I need warp speed 7 ?  

verslagen1 wrote on 06/03/08 at 22:26:48:



All i know right now is im leaving up here in WA on the 10th. How much progress i make per day depends on weather, traffic, the people i meet up with along the way. And of course the ever possible, however unlikely, breakdown. But i couldnt imagine any later than the 14th.

Jennings wrote on 06/04/08 at 02:55:58:

Google Maps shows Olympia, around the horn, down the coast to Santa Monica to be 1560 miles / 34 hours saddletime.  To do in 4 days your looking at 390 miles / 8.5 hours saddletime per day.

I'd figure about 5-6 hours saddletime a day, putting at 50 mph or so, getting 70+ mpg....  Which is 6 or 7 days.  You going to camp out?  I figure you simply call a day ahead for us to meet you.

Paladin. wrote on 06/04/08 at 06:53:06:


I wasnt thinking like that. The last time i went to California was in a cage where its much easier to go long distances. But I am likely to do the 8 hours a day.

You can definately look forward to the call. And yes I figure if its not pouring rain I'll just lay out under the stars. If its raining, well if I have to I'll put in for a hotel, but most likely i'll pack a tarp  

mpescatori wrote on 06/04/08 at 00:16:41:


Really, really early!  "Frisco" is not a proper nickname for San Francisco.

"Frisco" is a resort town in Summit County Colorado.  It's at the end of this road:



San Francisco really doesn't have a nickname.  You can call it "The City", but only in the proper context.

And, don't forget to stop and savor theredwood coast around Eureka, Arcata and Trinidad California:

Well, he should've left yesterday.

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