• Coolkidbozzy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    if you take the 101 everything will be prettier

    You could see the Tillamook cheese factory, natural bridges near brookings, fern canyon in redwood national park, drive along the avenue of the giants, stop in fort bragg for the glass beach, stop in SF (land’s end is a small but gorgeous area), and then go to santa cruz/monterrey/santa barbara if you want

    If you take the 5, eugene raptor center/natl history museum + looking at mt shasta, and then you could stop by SF if you want

    • LeylaLove [she/her, love/loves]@hexbear.net
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      That cheese factory is so fucking amazing to see in person. Forced my friend to go when we were up in Portland. They thought I was joking when I said it was like my Mecca but I was doing happy hands the whole time I was there

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    To clarify on the folks suggesting US-101, take SR-1 which is along the coast the entire time. US-101 and SR-1 are the same road most of the time, but US-101 will split off into metropolitan areas as it’s the actual arterial highway people use. SR-1 is the scenic version.

  • Omegamint [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.net
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    You could stop at the redwoods. Take a stop at Patrick’s Point (look up photos if you want). Arcata is one of my favorite north California towns and is just kinda good vibes. There’s a place there that does savory pies that I’ll stop at if I’m ever on a road trip. You can probably find an oystery on the way down too if you wanna do that but if you live in Portland buying some cheap oysters direct probably isn’t that amazing.

    I think there’s a nice hard cider spot in eureka you can stop at and buy some jugs from for later if you like cider. That’s about it for stuff I’d stop at if I was doing the trip

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    Highway 101 goes through Humboldt County, home of Redwoods/Sequoias. There is a small road off the 101 called Avenue of the Giants that follows 101 but is a small two-lane road that weaves through the trees. It’s pretty awesome! The 101 is a little longer, time wise, than the 5, but I find its more scenic.

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    Like others are saying, Avenue of the Giants, it’s right along 101, not even a major detour, you don’t have to stop, just drive through and take it all in

    Mt Tamalpais, you can get a nice view of the Marin headlands, SF, and the bay, it’s satisfying if you like peaceful mountaintops dotted with observatories

    Golden Gate Park, Academy of Sciences, De Young, Legion of honor… these are pretty expensive but walking around there is free and pleasant. Land’s End. Ocean Beach. Lunch in Pacifica, Monterey, or farther south, depending on where you end up

    Stick to CA-1 wherever possible, 101 otherwise

    Come through my town and give me a high five, lol, fr though