That road was US Highway 101. The "Redwood Highway," as northern California tourism groups call it, runs from Los Angeles to the Seattle area, over 1000 miles. Our route had brought us to the northern end of California Highway 1 and onto 101.
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Traveling America By Van: Coastal Highway 1, The First Installment
We found an independent coffee shop, got the java, and hit the road. That road was California Coastal Highway 1 (from here-on out known as Highway 1), one of the most famous drives in the country. Friends who had driven it told us not to take it south. We would learn why later this day.