CA Hwy 1 - Tips and Tricks?
We're hoping to make the drive up (or down) CA Hwy 1 sometime during the next week or so. We're not in a rush and have 2-3 days to make the drive. After looking online there seems to be a quite a li...
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DrewE wrote:
As to going north or south: going south you are on the ocean side of the road, and so have better views. Going north you are on the land side of the road and can't see the ocean as well; however, if you're scared of heights (or especially if your passenger is), it may be much less intimidating.
profdant139 wrote:Leaning towards heading north. My wife just looked at some pictures of the CA coast and has expressed some concern about the steep cliffs and drop-offs :E
. . . Since (as the driver) you will be watching the road, you might as well do it north to south so that your lucky passenger gets to look straight down the cliffs. That route also makes it easier to pull out into the turnouts, so that you can actually get to see something, too . . .
