Reply #6: My grand tour [View All]

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The one I used to give visiting relatives when I lived in LA.

Drive north to Yosemite (which might be snow-bound, so you better check, first). Check that out for a couple of days. Drive west to San Francisco, ( or head north to Lake Tahoe, which is gorgesous and has great skiing) spend some time there, and then come down the spectacular coast highway from San Francisco to LA, stopping in Monterrey, Carmel, the Pfieffer state parks in Big Sur, Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Cambria, San Luis Obispbo, Santa Barbara. Could do a side trip into some wine country around there, a la "Sideways".

California is a huge state. Prepare for serious driving.

You can get great weather or terrible weather this time of year.