# Better PCH Road Trip Option?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 26, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-pch-road-trip-option/933828 "2021-02-26T17:29:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-pch-road-trip-option/933828/84 "2021-03-16T20:59:13Z")

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> [@TroutMan](#):
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> It’s the only part that had my knuckles a little white, with a steep climb and long drop-offs with nonexistent, or at best inadequate, guardrails.

While it’s not actually part of Hwy. 1 (but is Hwy. 1 adjacent), I had an an experience like that driving up Muir Woods Road from the Muir Woods to Panoramic Hwy. That’s a similarly steep, curvy, climb with no guardrails and a steep drop off on one side. I had a brief scary moment due to attempting to admire the view while also driving, almost didn’t notice a curve coming up, and… “OH SHIT! WATCH THE ROAD!”

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