Road trip notes, one state line at a time

Practical routes with honest drive times, fuel stops and places worth the detour.

Pacific Coast Highway: San Francisco to Los Angeles

Oct 2026 · 2–4 days · ~460 mi

Big Sur in the morning light, Cambria for the night, and why you should drive it southbound.

Route 66 through Oklahoma

Sep 2026 · 2 days · ~400 mi

The longest drivable stretch of the old road, from Quapaw to Texola, with diners that are still open.

Blue Ridge Parkway in autumn

Aug 2026 · 3–5 days · 469 mi

45 mph the whole way, no trucks, no billboards. Where to stay and which overlooks to skip.