Tour Diary: The Pacific Coast Highway

I made my way west to the edge of America and spent two days traversing one of the most gorgeous stretches of roadway on Earth.

The moon rising over the Pacific at Gold Beach, Oregon just after sunset.

Aretha and I pulled west out of Albany, OR on a bright Monday morning and headed toward the seaside town of Newport. The two hour drive westward was easy and uneventful. Once I hit the edge of the continent, I turned left and began the drive southward through Oregon and in to California.

The Pacific Coast Highway runs along the edge of America’s left coast for virtually the entirety of the American shoreline. It is a world renowned stretch of road that offers some of the most iconic and breathtaking views in all of North America. As I hit the edge of the water in Newport, it was just after noon. The sun towered high above and shone down in brilliant streams from the sky. As I drove south, I would be able to watch it slowly descend into the Pacific for the next several hours, simply by looking to my right.