there's a lot of ways to enjoy the redwoods besides Hwy101. I only know of a few but enjoyed them. This really isn't a ride through the redwoods but it's a fun ride. Leave your car in Ukiah, ride west on the Ukiah Comptche road and stop and Montgomery Woods State park for a hike a picnic then continue onto the coast to camp for a few days taking day rides out and back on the ridge roads that leave Hwy1. Elk, Greenwood Ridge, Comptche, Little River, etc. take the Skunk Train to Willits then ride back to Ukiah.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgom..._State_Reserve