Wanna go for a Drive?
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how about this:
Redwood Forests and Coastal Vistas
Like a plein-air painting come to life, the electric-green hills of West County Sonoma are dotted with goats and cows grazing the knee-high grass. Bring your watercolors. Wind your way northward, via Hwy 1 past Point Reyes and Tomales Bay, en route to Occidental, that tiny storybook village tucked off the main drag. After exploring the town, head west along Coleman Valley Rd to the Grove of the Old Trees, a 28-acre stand of towering old-growth redwoods. Wow at the mighty giants, then continue west atop thousand-foot-high ridgelines, with wide-open vistas of the glittering blue Pacific. End at Bodega Bay.
Travel time from SF: 1 hour, 45 minutes to Occidental, via Hwy 1 to Valley Ford-Freestone Rd.
What to see: Renga Arts, a super-cool gallery of reclaimed and recycled goods transformed into affordable art.
Where to eat: Seaweed Cafe, an outpost of the Slow Food movement, where every ingredient originates from within 30 miles of the restaurant.
Where to pack a picnic: In Point Reyes Station, stop at Cowgirl Creamery and Tomales Bay Foods to pick up succulent cheeses and unusual sandwiches. In Occidental, Howard
Redwood Forests and Coastal Vistas
Like a plein-air painting come to life, the electric-green hills of West County Sonoma are dotted with goats and cows grazing the knee-high grass. Bring your watercolors. Wind your way northward, via Hwy 1 past Point Reyes and Tomales Bay, en route to Occidental, that tiny storybook village tucked off the main drag. After exploring the town, head west along Coleman Valley Rd to the Grove of the Old Trees, a 28-acre stand of towering old-growth redwoods. Wow at the mighty giants, then continue west atop thousand-foot-high ridgelines, with wide-open vistas of the glittering blue Pacific. End at Bodega Bay.
Travel time from SF: 1 hour, 45 minutes to Occidental, via Hwy 1 to Valley Ford-Freestone Rd.
What to see: Renga Arts, a super-cool gallery of reclaimed and recycled goods transformed into affordable art.
Where to eat: Seaweed Cafe, an outpost of the Slow Food movement, where every ingredient originates from within 30 miles of the restaurant.
Where to pack a picnic: In Point Reyes Station, stop at Cowgirl Creamery and Tomales Bay Foods to pick up succulent cheeses and unusual sandwiches. In Occidental, Howard
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