Travel from Red Bluff to Paicines, California

We drove our coach 297 miles, about six hours of driving, from Red Bluff to Paicines, California.

We had originally planned to do this in two steps, since we like to aim for about three hours of driving per day. But at our first rest stop we decided we’d prefer to have a single longer drive, since it was mostly on I-5, so arranged to arrive earlier and cancel our original stop for that night.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Entering I-5 South:

Hey, hay!

Rice field:

Our coach on traffic cams:

Swimming pool:

Rest area:

Woodland bridge:

Sacramento River:

Sacramento:

Paladin touching my foot:

Aquaduct:

Fuel stop:

Interesting pea soup restaurant:

San Luis Reservoir:

Exit to Hollister:

School bus:

A trailer that didn’t disconnect the water hose and electrical cable; not a great way to travel: