Yesterday was another quiet “in-between” day, not too much to report.
We left Portland yesterday morning and drove about 325 miles to Crescent City, California, a small town near the northern border of the state, next to the redwood forests.
This morning, we’re going to do one of the short hour-long trails in the nearby state park, before beginning the trek down to San Francisco. We have about 350 miles to go, of which we’ll probably do about 300 today. That would leave us with a short drive on Wednesday morning to get into the city, in time for the 12:45 game between the Giants and the Tigers at AT&T Park — one of the parks we’re all really looking forward to seeing for the first time.
Took care of some laundry last night, so when we get somewhere tonight, we can relax and watch the basketball game. If we get through the forest by around noon, we should be able to make it to a hotel somewhere near Santa Rosa by about 6.
We were kind of amazed yesterday driving in to see the first California exit numbered 791 as we entered the state. Over the next two weeks, we’ll cover all approximately 800 miles of the state — from the top here today, all the way to San Diego.
But the three of us are really looking forward to a slower pace, given the almost 4,500 miles we’ve covered in the last two and a half weeks so far.
The Phallic Road Trip 