Okay. It’s time to continue from where I left off in part 1.
Cannon Beach to North Bend
I drove up from Damascus to Cannon beach to get some lunch and wander further down the coastal highway.
I ended up stopping and camping near the Oregon dunes. It was a bit rainy so I opted for sleeping inside by Jeep via my hammock.

North Bend to San Francisco
I got up pretty early the next day to hang out near the water and then continued my journey south. I ran through all kinds of bizarre weather on the coast all the way to SF. It was amazing.
San Francisco, CA
I stayed with a my good friend Hugo for a week or so in SF and he showed me around. I also got a chance to actually work at Automattic’s office. So much fun!
Yosemite National Park
After wandering around SF and Oakland for a few weeks, I headed to Yosemite. I had been wanting to check this park out for some time. It is a surreal place. I ended up staying at Camp 5 overnight and then hiking the Vernal and Nevada Falls trail the next day.
San Francisco to Big Sur to Ventura
I drove from Yosemite back to SF and continued down the coast through some of the most amazing scenery of my trip so far. I highly recommend this drive.
Ventura
Unfortunately, I took no photos here! It was amazing weather and so nice I just plain forgot! I spent a few days with my friends and coworkers, Erick, Chris, and Konstantin. Tacos. Great warm summer weather. Beer. I was so dang close to just staying there. <3
San Diego
I met up with some coworkers in San Diego. They are on another team and happened to be there at the perfect time. They had an extra room so I joined them for some fun weekend projects and the usual Automattic shenanigans.
Gaaaaaah… So good.
I have nothing but great memories from a similar drive. 🙂
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Right, but you were much lower to the ground and riding with Alex. I bet it was a blast.
Not to mention you were riding in my favorite vehicle of all time.