DAY 2 / 3 · ROADBOOK SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES

TAHOE SE CLOSE · SILICON VALLEY · SALINAS FIREWORKS

CARSON →
SEASIDE

Fri 04 Jul 2026 · depart 7:45 AM · BMW R 1300 GS · solo

DAY 2/3
BAY CROSSING
≈330 MIDistance
~13.5 HRSElapsed
2 FUELStops
8 STOPSPOIs
7,380 FTHi Pt
TOP-DOWN · ROUTE Full Day-2 corridor route map, Carson City to Seaside via Silicon Valley
1 Carson · 2 South Lake · 3 Sacramento · 4 SCK8 · 5 South Bay · 6 Santa Cruz · 7 Seaside · 8 Salinas   © OpenStreetMap · CARTO
ELEVATION · SIERRA → SEA LEVEL · ECHO 7,380 → BAY 0 FT Echo 7,380CA-17 1,800030115200258300328

Map & POI Glyphs

1Numbered POI — solid disc + label chip
FFuel · i visitor ctr — thin outline = secondary
★Star — loop-closure / linger POI on a cluster map
QRScan QR → opens a Google Maps pin (q=lat,lon) for that POI

Drone Status — Grayscale Code

✓GOsolid fill — free-fly (SCK8 orbit only)
⚠PERMITdotted + dashed border — apply ahead
✗NOdiagonal hatch — prohibited (parks / airspace / TFR)
—N/Athin outline — town / airport, don't fly
Prepared 30 Jun 2026 · not a substitute for live nav; verify hours & TFRs (July 4) · SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES 1 / 8
SEG 1 / 7 · CLUSTERTAHOE SE · LOOP CLOSURE
01
Tahoe SE Closure
5 stops · US-50 S · lake on the RIGHT · morning backlit · drone NO shoreline-wide
STATE PK
NO-FLY
TOP-DOWN · SE SHORE Tahoe SE shore map, 5 numbered stops, lake on the right, loop closed at Lakeview Commons
1 Logan Shoals · 2 Cave Rock · 3 Zephyr Cove · ★ 4 Lakeview Commons · 5 Echo Summit  |  SE shore — lake on the RIGHT · drone NO (basin + Echo airspace).  © OSM · CARTO
POI Menu · light / lens / drone5 STOPS · ★ LOOP CLOSED
#POILightLens (native → eq)DroneAddress / coords
1Logan Shoals Vistamorning backlitwide + tele far shoreNOUS-50, Zephyr Cove NV 89448 · 39.0577, −119.9431
2Cave Rockbacklight silhouette40–100 → 80–200NOUS-50, Cave Rock SP, Glenbrook NV · 39.0463, −119.9491
3Zephyr Covemorningmid-tele boat · wide beachNO760 US-50, Zephyr Cove NV 89448 · 38.9989, −119.9447
4Lakeview Commonsmorning side-light12–25 → 24–50NO950 Lakeview Ave, S. Lake Tahoe CA · LOOP CLOSED · 38.9445, −119.9766
5Echo Summitmorning12–24 wide · tele compressNOUS-50, Echo Summit CA 95721 · 38.8113, −120.0327
✓FULL TAHOE LOOP CLOSED — Day 1 rode W + N + E shores; reaching Lakeview Commons on the SE shore closes every shore of the lake, once each.
02 · PHOTOCave Rock granite monolith, Lake Tahoe
Cave Rock · Wikimedia: Blake Everett Carroll · CC BY-SA 4.0
★ 04 · PHOTOSouth Lake Tahoe shoreline at Kiva Beach
South Lake Tahoe · Wikimedia: Djlmno · CC0
SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES · DAY 2 · TAHOE SE2 / 8
SEG 2–3 / 7ECHO → SCK8 · DRONE ORBIT — ONLY FLY
2–3
Echo Summit → Amazon SCK8
≈200 mi · Sacramento fuel + lunch · ground shot + drone orbit
PUBLIC LAND
GO — FLY
TOP-DOWN · ROUTE Merged leg 10-11 transit map, Echo Summit down to Sacramento then Amazon SCK8
1 Echo Summit · 2 Sacramento · 3 Amazon SCK8  |  SERVICES — F Sacramento (Fuel 1 + lunch, ~11:30) · transit ends at SCK8; drone = the ONLY fly of the day (perimeter orbit).  © OSM · CARTO
Drone-Orbit ChecklistSCK8 · 5 STEPS
  1. Launch from PUBLIC land — road shoulder / public space; never Amazon's lot.
  2. Check airspace + TFRs first via B4UFLY. Likely Class G; Byron C83 / Concord CCR nearby → LAANC if any controlled shelf. It's July 4 — confirm no East-Bay fireworks TFR (you fly midday, before evening TFRs).
  3. Orbit <400 ft AGL, keep VLOS; don't hover over people / the lot.
  4. Compliance: register if >250 g; carry TRUST (rec) or fly Part 107.
  5. Shoot and go. Security will notice — quick orbit, no loitering; have an exit plan.
ONLY FLY TODAY: drone is prohibited at every other POI (parks · Moffett / SJC / Apple airspace · fireworks TFR).
Amazon SCK8Photo · Drone
Google Maps pin QR - Amazon SCK8
SCAN · MAPS
4700 Wilbur Ave, Oakley, CA 94561 · 24 h · industrial area E of town
38.0092, −121.7465 · arr ~1:30 PM

Ground shot (primary): you + bike + the SCK8 sign, from public Wilbur Ave — this alone makes the point. Then the perimeter orbit per the checklist.

✓GO — FLY
Public-land launch, <400 ft AGL, VLOS, not over people/lot. B4UFLY + TFR check (July 4) before launch.
Decision Points2 JCT
① Sacramento interchange — US-50 meets I-80 / CA-99
US-50 → I-80 W
then CA-4 E → Oakley; CA-99 S = wrong way
② Off I-80 W: exit for CA-4 E toward Oakley
CA-4 → Wilbur Ave
industrial area E of Oakley; SCK8 fronts Wilbur Ave
Run Data
Depart9:30 Echo Summit
FuelSacramento (Fuel 1 + lunch)
Arrive~1:30 PM SCK8
Leg dist≈200 mi total
Stop40 min (shot + orbit)
DroneGO — ONLY fly today
Airspacelikely Class G · verify
TFRcheck B4UFLY (July 4)
RouteUS-50 W → I-80 W → CA-4 E
NextI-580 → Dumbarton
FUEL 1 · SACRAMENTO ~11:30 — last easy fill before the Bay (Carson→Sac ≈115 mi); top off + quick lunch here.
ELEVATION · SEG 2–3 ARRIVAL — OAKLEY / SAN JOAQUIN DELTA · SEA LEVEL (flat) SAN JOAQUIN DELTA · WILBUR AVE ~10 FTCA-4SCK8
SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES · DAY 2 · SCK8 ORBIT3 / 8
SEG 4 / 7 · CLUSTERSILICON VALLEY · 5 STOPS · FROM SCK8
04
South Bay Tech Cluster
from SCK8 · I-580 (Livermore) → Dumbarton → Meta → Stanford → Google → NVIDIA → Apple
PUBLIC EDGE
NO-FLY
TOP-DOWN · SCK8 → CLUSTER Map: route from Amazon SCK8 down I-580 through Livermore across Dumbarton Bridge to Meta, then the five South-Bay HQ stops to Apple
1 Meta · 2 Stanford · ★ 3 Google · ★ 4 NVIDIA · 5 Apple  |  from SCK8 ↓ I-580 (Livermore) → Dumbarton Bridge (CA-84) → peninsula.  © OSM · CARTO
DISCIPLINE — 5 quick stops across a ~25 mi span; public edges only · drone NO everywhere (Moffett / SJC / Apple restricted airspace). Move fast — each stop is a plate-and-go, not a wander.
APPROACH FROM SCK8 — ≈48 mi via the Tri-Valley (I-580 / I-680) → Dumbarton Bridge (CA-84 W); ~55 min midday. Meta sits first off the bridge — open the cluster there, close it at Apple.
POI Menu · addresses5 STOPS · ★ 3,4
  1. Meta HQDRONE NO
    the “Like” thumbs-up sign · public edge, security patrols
    1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park CA 94025
  2. StanfordDRONE NO
    Hoover Tower · Main Quad · Church · tower 10–4
    550 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford CA 94305
  3. ★ GoogleDRONE NO
    Android statue lawn · Canopy · 9–6 · best 打卡
    2000 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View CA 94043
  4. ★ NVIDIADRONE NO
    triangular “spaceship” HQ from outside · your NVDA
    2788 San Tomas Expy, Santa Clara CA 95051 · ★ FUEL 2
  5. Apple ParkDRONE NO
    Visitor Center + logo + roof terrace · 10–7
    10600 N Tantau Ave, Cupertino CA 95014
FUEL 2 · NVIDIA ~4:30 — top off here; tank must cover Santa Cruz + Seaside + the Salinas round-trip.
★ 03 · GOOGLEAndroid statue lawn at the Googleplex
Googleplex · Wikimedia: Explorerworld56 · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · APPLEApple Park ring campus from the air
Apple Park · Wikimedia: Daniel L. Lu · CC BY-SA 4.0
★ 04 · NVIDIANVIDIA spaceship HQ campus
Nvidia HQ · Wikimedia: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0
SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES · DAY 2 · SILICON VALLEY4 / 8
SEG 5 / 7CA-17 · PATAGONIA GATE 7 PM
05
Cupertino → Santa Cruz
≈30 mi · ~45 min · ETA ~6:05 PM · CA-85 S → CA-17 S (twisty)
RETAIL
N/A
TOP-DOWN · ROUTE Leg 13 route map, Cupertino over CA-17 to Patagonia in Santa Cruz
1 Apple / Cupertino · 2 Patagonia  |  GATE — Patagonia (415 River St) closes 7 PM Fri–Sun · CA-17 twisty + can clog.  © OSM · CARTO
Services Strip · Mountain Crossing
FFilled at NVIDIA — tank covers Santa Cruz + Seaside + Salinas round-trip
CA-17 twisty over Santa Cruz Mtns; afternoon congestion possible
No photo POI — it's the mountain crossing to the retail gate. Only Patagonia outlet in the Bay Area; small lot (many compact-only spaces). Arrive by the 7 PM close.
Patagonia OutletRetail · Gate
Google Maps pin QR - Patagonia Outlet Santa Cruz
SCAN · MAPS
415 River St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · 831-423-1776 · closes 7 PM Fri–Sun
36.9816, −122.0296 · arr ~6:05 PM

The day's tightest gate — schedule lands ~6:05 with ~40 min to shop. Any earlier slippage = exterior photo only; to protect shopping, cut Stanford or NVIDIA (~30–40 min).

⚠GATE: closes 7 PM (Fri–Sun) — arrive by ~6:05; slippage means exterior-only. Small compact-only lot.
Decision Points1 JCT
Cupertino: CA-85 S toward the Santa Cruz Mtns
CA-85 → CA-17 S
over the summit ~1,800 ft; CA-17 → CA-1 / River St
Run Data
Depart~5:15 Apple
Arrive~6:05 Patagonia
Leg dist≈30 mi
Fuel hereno — filled NVIDIA
Gatecloses 7 PM · ~40 min
RouteCA-85 S → CA-17 S
Terrain~300 → CA-17 1,800 → sea
Surfacepaved · twisty grade
HazardCA-17 clog · small lot
GATE: Patagonia closes 7 PM. Protect the ~40-min shop — if running late, cut Stanford or NVIDIA earlier (~30–40 min back).
ELEVATION · SEG 5 — CA-17 SUMMIT ~1,800 FT, DOWN TO SANTA CRUZ (≈30 mi) CA-17 SUMMIT ~1,800CUPERTINO ~300SANTA CRUZ ~seaAppleSanta Cruz
SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES · DAY 2 · TO SANTA CRUZ5 / 8
SEG 6 / 7HWY 1 S · DROP LUGGAGE
06
Santa Cruz → Seaside
≈40 mi · ~50 min · ETA ~7:35 PM · Hwy 1 S (Watsonville → Marina)
LODGING
N/A
TOP-DOWN · ROUTE Leg 14 route map, Santa Cruz down Hwy 1 to Seaside Airbnb
1 Santa Cruz · 2 Seaside Airbnb  |  Hwy 1 S · possible July-4 beach-return traffic → buffer it. Day 3 (Big Sur) launches from here.  © OSM · CARTO
Services Strip · Coast Transit Leg
Possible July-4 evening beach-return traffic — buffer it
iSelf-check-in — verify the lock / code is active by ~7:30 PM
No photo POI — the Hwy 1 coast is saved for Day 3 (Big Sur), which launches from this Airbnb. Tonight: quick early luggage drop, freshen up, then out to the fireworks.
Seaside AirbnbDrop Bags
SCAN · MAPS
Seaside, CA (address withheld) · self-check-in
36.611, −121.851 · arr ~7:35 PM

Drop luggage + freshen up (15–20 min), then leave for Salinas ~7:55. Confirm the early-drop-then-leave works and the code is live by ~7:30. Big Sur (Day 3) starts here down Hwy 1 S.

—N/A
Residential Seaside — don't fly. Next stop (Salinas fireworks) is a sanctioned-show TFR: also no-fly.
Decision Points1 JCT
Hwy 1 S past Marina: Seaside exit
Hwy 1 → local streets
Seaside exit → local streets; don't continue to Monterey / Big Sur tonight
Run Data
Depart~6:45 Santa Cruz
Arrive~7:35 Seaside
Leg dist≈40 mi
Fuel hereno — filled NVIDIA
Stopdrop bags 15–20 min
RouteHwy 1 S → Seaside → local streets
Terrainsea level · coast
Surfacepaved highway
HazardJuly-4 beach traffic
LOGISTICS: confirm the Airbnb allows a quick early drop then leaving (most self-check-ins do); verify the code is active by ~7:30.
ELEVATION · SEG 6 — HWY 1 COAST, SEA LEVEL SANTA CRUZ → SEASIDE (≈40 mi) MONTEREY BAY COAST · HWY 1 · SEA LEVELSanta CruzSeaside
SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES · DAY 2 · TO SEASIDE6 / 8
SEG 7 / 7SALINAS · FIREWORKS ~9:15 PM
07
Seaside → Salinas Fireworks
≈18 mi · ~25 min · leave 7:55 → arr 8:15 · setup for ~9:15 · CA-68 E
SANCTIONED
TFR — NO
TOP-DOWN · ROUTE Leg 15 route map, Seaside to Salinas Sports Complex via CA-68
1 Seaside · 2 Salinas Sports Cx  |  CA-68 E ~18 mi · leave ~7:55 → arr ~8:15 (traffic builds ~8 PM) · shoot from an OUTSIDE vantage.  © OSM · CARTO
POI · REFERENCE Fireworks burst over a crowd on Independence Day
Fireworks · Wikimedia: •tlc•photography• · CC BY 2.0
Salinas Sports ComplexFireworks
Google Maps pin QR - Salinas Sports Complex
SCAN · MAPS
1034 N Main St, Salinas, CA · off US-101 · "Celebrate America" · FREE
36.692, −121.656 · fireworks ~9:15 PM

Tri-county's largest display. Monterey/Seaside ban fireworks, so this is the nearest official show. Set up on an outside vantage by ~8:45; then CA-68 W back to Seaside.

✗NO — TFR
Sanctioned drone show = TFR. Your own drone stays in the bag — flying it is illegal + unsafe. Photograph the pro show instead.
Fireworks — ShootingLIVE COMPOSITE
  1. Shoot from an OUTSIDE vantage — lot / overpass / open field with a clean sightline. The gate's clear-bag policy can bar camera gear + tripods; outside also frames sky + foreground.
  2. Olympus Live Composite — E-M1X locks a base frame, stacks only the brightening bursts; trails accumulate without blowing out. Stop when the frame's full.
  3. Settings: tripod · ISO 100–200 · f/8–11 · MF → infinity · 2-sec timer / remote · frame for a foreground.
  4. Your drone stays in the bag — sanctioned drone show = TFR; flying your own is illegal, unsafe, and ruins the show.
ARRIVE-EARLY: CA-68 toward Salinas fills ~8 PM; the 8:15 arrival assumes no dawdling in Seaside. Spare batteries — long exposures.
Run Data · Decision
Leave~7:55 Seaside
Arrive~8:15 Salinas
Fireworks~9:15 PM (hard)
RouteCA-68 E → N Main St
DroneNO — sanctioned TFR
After~9:45 CA-68 W → Seaside
Decision · 1 JCT
CA-68 E → Salinas
Monterey–Salinas Hwy to N Main St; ~18 mi, ~25 min
ELEVATION · SEG 7 — CA-68 E, SEASIDE COAST UP TO SALINAS VALLEY FLOOR (≈18 mi) CA-68 E · SEASIDE ~sea → SALINAS VALLEY ~50 FTSeasideSalinas
SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES · DAY 2 · SALINAS FIREWORKS7 / 8
REFERENCE / 7SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES

Day 2 · Reference

Schedule · Fuel · Drone Status · Time Gates · Contacts
Master Schedule · depart 7:45 AM · back-solved from fireworks ~9:15 PM
TimeSegWaypointAction
7:45 AM—Carson AirbnbDepart · pack · top off tank
8:151Logan Shoals VistaSE shore begins · lake on right
8:301Cave RockMorning backlight · quick
8:451Zephyr CoveBeach + MS Dixie
9:051Lakeview Commons ★LOOP CLOSED ✓
9:301Echo SummitLast Tahoe view · exit basin
11:302SacramentoFuel 1 + quick lunch
~1:30 PM3Amazon SCK8Ground photo + drone orbit
~2:454Meta thumbs-up signPublic edge · security patrols
~3:154Stanford / Hoover TowerRide / walk campus
~4:004Google Visitor Exp.Android lawn
~4:304NVIDIA spaceship HQTop off fuel · your NVDA
~5:004Apple Park Visitor CtrRing barely visible
~6:055Patagonia (Santa Cruz)GATE closes 7 PM
~7:356Seaside AirbnbDrop luggage + freshen up
~9:15 PM7Salinas fireworksLive Composite · own drone NO
Fuel Log · gas plentiful Bay-wide · 2 anchors
PlanSegLocationOdoGal$
Start full—Carson (top off, pack)__________________
Fuel 1 fill2Sacramento (~115 mi · +lunch)__________________
Top-off4NVIDIA / Santa Clara (~4:30)__________________
RANGE: no Sierra-style anxiety. Sacramento fill (Carson→Sac ~115 mi); the NVIDIA top-off covers Santa Cruz + Seaside + the Salinas round-trip (~80 mi) on one tank.
Drone Status · SCK8 = the only GO
SpotStatusAuthorityNote
Amazon SCK8 (Oakley)✓GOpublic land · Class Gperimeter orbit <400 ft AGL · B4UFLY + TFR check (July 4)
Tahoe SE shore✗NOCA/NV parks · Echo airspaceLogan Shoals / Cave Rock / Zephyr / Lakeview — ground only
South Bay HQs✗NOMoffett / SJC / AppleMeta / Stanford / Google / NVIDIA / Apple — public edge
Salinas fireworks✗NOsanctioned show TFRown drone illegal — photograph the pro drone-light show
Santa Cruz / Seaside—N/Aurban / residentialdon't fly in town; coast is Day 3 (Big Sur)
Time Gates & Contacts
⚠GATE 1 — Patagonia 7 PM (Fri–Sun). Land ~6:05 (~40 min). Any slippage = exterior-only; cut Stanford or NVIDIA to protect the shop.
⚠GATE 2 — Fireworks ~9:15 PM. Set up by ~8:45; CA-68 fills ~8 PM. Own drone can't fly — sanctioned show = TFR; ground tripod only.
Patagonia · Santa Cruz831-423-1776
Seaside Airbnb (drop)Seaside Airbnb
Salinas Sports Complex1034 N Main St
Amazon SCK84700 Wilbur Ave
Drone · check before SCK8B4UFLY
Emergency911
Prepared 30 Jun 2026 · verify hours, TFRs (July 4) & check-in before relying on this · SOUTH WALL · FIELD SERIES8 / 8