The Big Pig 3: West Coast Boog-A-Loo 2

Well, the day has arrived.  Erica awoke me with a sleepy rendition of the Go-Go's "Vacation".  The official itinerary:

Day 1 (Friday, Aug. 1): Chicago → Oakland 

Day 2 (Saturday, Aug. 2): Oakland → Roseville, CA (to see Erica's cousin George and his family)

Day 3 (Sunday, Aug. 3) Roseville (Amador County for wine tasting)

Day 4 (Monday, Aug. 4): Roseville→  Lassen Volcanic National Park →McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial SP → Mt. Shasta, CA 

Day 5 (Tuesday, Aug. 5): Mt. Shasta, CA → Crater Lake National Park → Medford, OR 

Day 6 (Wednesday, Aug. 6): Medford, OR →Rough and Ready Creek State Park → Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park → Crescent City, CA

Day 7 (Thursday, Aug. 7): Crescent City → Del Norte Redwoods State Park/Redwood National Park → Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park → Arcata  →Eureka

Day 8 (Friday, Aug. 8): Eureka → Humboldt Redwoods State Park → Drive-Thru Tree Park → Ft. Bragg 

Day 9 (Saturday, Aug. 10): Ft. Bragg → Mendocino/Mendocino Headlands State Park → Salt Point State Park → Bolinas →Muir Beach → Novato 

Day 10 (Sunday, Aug. 9): Novato →Battery Spencer/Golden Gate Bridge → Oakland → Chicago

Days 2 and 3 will be a relaxing segue into vacation.  4 and 9 look ambitious, with long driving times and multiple stops.  Au revoir.

--Grant