Originally Posted by
sinasina
I am still debating whether to do this trip in May, where I will face relatively strict time constraints, or wait until August where I have no obligations whatsoever.
I suspect that August is probably one of the busiest months, traffic-wise, along the California coast. If you're going to delay, I'd suggest waiting until after Labor Day. Weather is still nice, days are still relatively long, and there will be
much less traffic to deal with...