Take an epic trip along the West Coast in 2024. Here are the top 10 places to visit now
LOS ANGELES — I couldn't help it. In the course of scouting out great adventures for West Coast 101 — our new guide to essential destinations in Baja, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia — I found myself compiling a personal top 10.
I'll get to that list shortly. But first, an honorable mention.
Even if you've never seen "The Big Lebowski," you've probably heard someone mention the rug that tied Lebowski's room together. Well, Harris Ranch does that for California.
This I-5 stop for food, gas, lodging and bathrooms (not necessarily in that order) might not make anyone's bucket list. And I'll admit that if the wind blows the wrong way, it smells like cattle. But if you're driving north-south through the San Joaquin Valley, which just about every Californian does sooner or later, you're going to need to stop somewhere.
Harris Ranch faithfully awaits, 184 miles south of San Francisco and 200 miles north of L.A. City Hall, the pride of Coalinga. Over the years, I've pumped gas at
