California Road Trip 2026 (late Aug. & early Sept.) FamilyTripsWilliam Wieland

A. 27: Aberdeen, SD (US12) Hettinger, ND (Stayed with Kathleen Thompson and spent time with Joe Wieland.)

A. 28: Hettinger, ND (US12) Miles City, MT (I-94) Billings, MT (I-90) Bozeman, MT (US191) West Yellowstone, MT (US20) St. Anthony, ID

A. 29: St. Anthony, ID (US20, WY33, & US26) Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (Hike Up Inferno Cone) (US26) Shoshone, ID (US93) Twin Falls, ID

A. 30: Twin Falls, ID (US93) Wells, NV (I-80) Reno, NV

A. 31: Reno, NV (US395) Johnstonville, CA (CA36 & CA89) Lassen Volcanic National Park (CA89 & CA44) Redding, CA

S. 1: Redding, CA (CA299) (Whiskeytown National Recreation Area) (CA299) Eureka, CA (Stayed with Larry and Ann Wieland.)

S. 2: Eureka, CA (US101) Redwood National and State Parks (US101) Eureka, CA
S. 3: Eureka, CA and nearby communities including the amazing Redwood Skywalk at the Sequoia Park Zoo

S. 4: Eureka, CA (US101) Humboldt Redwoods State Park including the Avenue of the Giants (California State Route 1, i.e. Pacific Coast Highway) Mountain View, CA (Stayed with Abe Wieland and spent the weekend with Abe and Milligan.)

S. 5: Mountain View, CA (Abe drove except one Waymo ride.) Golden Gate Park including the San Francisco Botanical Garden, the Japanese Tea Garden, and the Conservatory of Flowers (Abe drove including Painted Ladies and Lombard Street.) Mountain View, CA
S. 6: Mountain View, CA (Abe drove.) Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (Abe drove.) Mountain View, CA
S. 7: Mountain View, CA (Abe drove.) Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate Bridge, and Pier 39 (Abe drove.) Mountain View, CA

S. 8: Mountain View (CA237, I-680, CA84, I-580, I-205, I-5 briefly, CA120) Yosemite National Park (Stayed in Curry Village.)

S. 9: Yosemite National Park (CA120, US395 briefly, CA120) Benton, CA (US6) Coaldale, NV (US6/US95) Tonopah, NV (US6) Ely, NV

S. 10: Ely, NV (US50) Great Basin National Park (US50) Delta, UT (US6) Lynndyl (UT132) Nephi (I-15) Murray, UT (Stayed with Adam and Hannah Lenning.)

S. 11: Murray, UT (I-15) Temple Square and Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT (I-80) Rock Springs, WY

S. 12: Rock Springs, WY (I-80) Rawlins, WY (US287) Muddy Gap (WY220) Casper (I-25 & WY259) Midwest (WY387 & WY50) Gillette, WY

S. 13: Gillette, WY (I-90, US14, & WY24) Devils Tower National Monument (WY24 & SD34) Belle Fourche, SD (US212) Newell (US212) Faith (US212) Eagle Butte (US212 & SD 47) Hoven (SD 47 & US12) Aberdeen, SD


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