{"id":7812,"date":"2014-09-04T18:15:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T01:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=7812"},"modified":"2014-09-04T18:16:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T01:16:30","slug":"road-trip-on-californias-legendary-highway-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/road-trip-on-californias-legendary-highway-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Trip on California’s Legendary Highway 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Junkyard Blog<\/a>: Road Trip on California’s Legendary Highway 1<\/p>\n

\"2014<\/p>\n

Celebrating Labor Day means that there are only a few weeks left of summer. And while the days are getting shorter, there\u2019s still plenty of time to squeeze in one more road trip. With a three-day weekend ahead of us, my girlfriend and I loaded up a 2014 Jeep Compass with a small suitcase and an air mattress, and made our way to visit some friends in San Francisco via California State Route 1, also known as Highway 1.<\/p>\n

This was the first time that either of us would be driving the legendary coastal route to the City by the Bay. As an automotive enthusiast, I’m ashamed that it\u2019s taken me so long to make this drive; it\u2019s basically a rite of passage for anyone on the west coast that wants to call themselves a \u201ccar guy.\u201d But I finally did it, and it was an absolutely amazing experience.<\/p>\n

\"Neptune's<\/p>\n

The first requisite stop was Neptune\u2019s Net in Malibu, a popular gathering spot for motorcyclists and Sunday cruisers. The food leaves much to be desired, along with the stable of porta-potties, but it\u2019s a cafeteria style restaurant with long tables, plenty of parking and just far enough away from Los Angeles for it to be the perfect turn-around destination on a weekend cruise. It\u2019s also where Paul Walker and Vin Diesel end up after they race a Ferrari in The Fast and the Furious<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Taking a road trip means that there are no schedules to keep and no flights to catch, which allows time for impromptu detours at vista points and fresh fruit stands. We stopped to take in the quaintness of Morro Bay, the history of Bixby Bridge and the elegance of Pebble Beach and Monterey. Winding through Los Padres National Forest was also extremely fun, even in the Jeep Compass, which handled the narrow, mountain-side two-lane road with confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n