Stupid Travel (Driving) question - LA to Monterey

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

101 is a prettier drive, but with more stopping. Remember that it's not always a freeway. So it'll take you a lot longer on the 101.

To the best of my recollection, while the 101 is not a freeway the entire trip, there are no stop signs or lights to get in the way. There used to be four (or was it five) signals as you went through Santa Barbara, but those were (finally) removed and the freeway put through about 15 years ago.

When I went to Cal Poly SLO, I made the drive between SLO and OC MANY times and know the route well. I always took the San Marcos Pass past lake Cachuma - it shaves about 20 minutes off the drive.

And BTW: talked my coworker into taking the 101. Since he is leaving at 4:00 tomorrow morning, I don't think he will run into too much traffic.