Originally Posted by
SkipperStyle
I am looking into doing a San Diego - Seattle tour, and am currently researching some routes. I am considering just going up Pacific Coast Highway for most of the trip since I like beach camping (at least where its legal to do so). I was wondering if anyone has any experience doing this route, or at least part of it. Does anyone have any good north-south routes through California and up into Oregon/Washington?
the book Bicycling the Pacific Coast by Spring and Kirkedall is highly recommended.
Everything I have read suggests that North to South is definitely the way to go for a number of reasons including:
Wind
View of the Ocean
Width of lanes
I have ridden only a bit of the route and driven other parts, but my observations suggest that the standard advice of going N to S is good advice.