Gribblenation

Back in 2017 I spent a good deal of time driving scenic highways located in Marin, Napa, Sonoma Yolo and Solano Counties.  While heading east from Lake Berryessa through the Vaca Mountains California State Route 128 I took a turn on Pleasant Valley Road south towards Vacaville.  What I stumbled upon was the unbuilt California State Route 179 on a very aptly named Pleasant Valley Road.  This year after traversing the Bay Area I decided to revisit the unbuilt CA 179. CA 179 was intended to be a 14 mile north/south State Highway between CA 128 in Yolo County and Interstate 80 in Solano County.  The route of CA 179 while unbuilt has a traversable route over Pleasant Valley Road and Cherry Glen Road.  CA 179 was approved as LRN 244 in 1959 by the State Legislature according to CAhighways.org. CAhighways.org on CA 179/LRN 244 The implied path of LRN 244 first appears on the State Highway Map on 1960. 1960 State Highway Map During the 1964 State Highway re...

From Point Reyes my next destination was to the east at the Berryessa-Snow Mountain National Monument which was the last I had not visited in California. I had special occasion given the Monticello Dam glory hole spillway was actually active after all the heavy winter rains. After making my way back to California State Route 1 from Sir Francis Drake Boulevard I turned north towards Point Reyes Station.  Point Reyes Station has been around since 1875 when it was called Olema Station.  CA 1 is configured through town in Point Reyes Station and has the feel of an old rural California highway. I turned east on Point Reyes-Petaluma Road, I was trying to avoid floods on CA 37 to the east.  Point Reyes-Petaluma Road follows Nicasio Creek and crosses it on a painted mid-20th century bridge. I stopped at the Nicasio Reservoir given it was full from the rains.  Apparently the earthen reservoir was constructed in 1961 when the Seeger Dam was comple...