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:

Road to Thousand Trails:

Thousand Trails San Benito:

Narrow bridge:

Our site:

We drove our coach 285 miles, about six hours of driving, from Sutherlin, Oregon to Red Bluff, California.

A long drive, but all on I-5, so pretty easy and familiar.

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

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

I-5 South:

Rainy:

“Slow Down”:

Misty mountains:

Examples of various solutions for transporting a side-by-side — motorhome towing, toy hauler, and truck camper towing:

Rest area:

Crossover intersection:

Fuel stop:

Me taking a photo of Jenn taking a photo of Paladin:

Jenn’s photo:

Southern Oregon hills:

Ashland:

“Siskiyou Mountain Summit, elevation 4310 feet, highest elevation on I-5”:

“Oregon Thanks You, Come Back Soon”:

“Welcome to California”:

Agricultural Inspection Station:

Mount Shasta:

Junk cars in a rest area:

Shasta Lake:

KOA:

Our site: