on 6/28/07 10:55 PM, Rod Williams at PRNDL@sonic.net wrote:
> Man, Aaron, you've got a real Road Warier trip planned, my friend!
>
>> First, is two days reasonable to get from Portland to the Bay area
>> along the Coast Highway?
> Umm... not really. The drive is insanely great but *very* twisty and you'll
> want to/have to stop to take in the view, eat, get your heart to slow down
> after almost being run off the road by a huge lumber truck again, etc. It's
> really more like two and a half to two and three quarters days minimum. And
> that's not being pokey either. You didn't say; what will you be driving? I
> assume the Subaru. You *could* just slam it through in two very long, tiring
> days, but why bother?? Two long days will just about get you from Petaluma
> to Portland via 5 and 101 whistling along at 75 mph.
No way it takes that long. I used to do South Bay to Portland in 11-12 hours
on I-5, with a dinner stop. From Petaluma is an hour and a half shorter.
Portland to San Jose is only about 700 miles.
I've done Portland to Eugene on 5, then over to the coast and down 101 to
the Bay Area in one day, driving very moderately in a Subaru wagon, in heavy
rain.
The trick is to stay on 101, and not cut over to Hwy 1 on the California
coast. That's the really twisty, slow part. That last 50 miles before Bodega
Bay, every ten mile stretch takes twice as long as the previous one. But if
you get an early start from your campsite, go for it.
But I highly recommend you do this midweek, not on a weekend.
>
>> Second, with that route, are there conveniently placed listers that
>> know of places where I can stay along the way (I'm thinking tent, not
>> motel).
> The tent thing will be fun, wet, and affordable, but it will also determine
> your stops 'cause there's not a lot of organized civilization for a big
> chunk of your route. One great stop is the Redwood National Forrest south of
> Crescent City. Super cool.
Yeah, if you are going to camp, it might as well be in the redwoods, and
that's more or less halfway, anyway. Weekends may be pretty booked up,
though, for car spaces. Better check.
>
>> Third, is $4/gallon a reasonable overestimate of fuel cost for
>> Northern California and Oregon?
> Regular gas here in Petaluma is $3.12 or so and premium is $3.40-.50.
>
> Petaluma's a great place. You'll enjoy your time here.
Just stay north of Marin County. Anywhere you can see the Bay from they tack
on another 30-40 cents.
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