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Road Trips

Coast roads, mountain drives and the practical side of driving in the US.

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Road Trips · Routes The Pacific Coast Highway: San Francisco to Los AngelesSan Francisco to Los Angeles, stop by stop, without rushing.
Road Trips · Routes Driving Big SurNinety-odd miles of cliff road, redwood canyons and very few gas stations. Here is how to drive it well.
Road Trips · Routes Monterey and CarmelA bay full of sea life, a cypress-lined coast drive and a storybook village by the sea, two to three hours south of San Francisco.
Road Trips · Routes San Francisco to YosemiteFour hours or so from the Bay to granite walls and waterfalls. Choosing the right entrance and checking the rules first make the trip.
Road Trips · Routes San Francisco to Lake TahoeThree to four hours from the Bay to a deep blue alpine lake. The drive is easy in summer and a different matter in a snowstorm.
Road Trips · Routes Highway 1 North to MendocinoThe quieter half of the California coast: windswept headlands, small fishing towns and a Victorian village on the cliffs.
Road Trips · Routes A Napa Valley DriveThirty miles of vineyards between two roads, an hour or so from San Francisco. The scenery is easy; the planning is in the tasting.
Road Trips · Routes Boston to Cape CodBeaches, dunes and old sea captains' towns, two to three hours from Boston if you time the bridges right.
Road Trips · Routes Boston to the Maine CoastLighthouses, lobster boats and granite shores, starting an hour north of Boston and running all the way to Acadia.
Road Trips · Routes New England Fall Foliage DrivesMaples turning scarlet, white steeples and covered bridges. Timing is everything, and so is booking a bed early.
Road Trips · Routes California's Most Scenic DrivesOcean cliffs, redwood canyons, high passes and desert basins. A shortlist of the roads worth building a trip around.

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