* Start driving at 8:00 AM from Castro Valley * Stop for lunch at the Sundial Bridge in Redding around 12:00 PM * Visit the McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in the afternoon * Check-in at Motel 6 Redding around 4:00 PM * Dinner at C.R. Gibbs American Grille in Redding around 7:00 PM

* Start the day with breakfast at From the Hearth Cafe in Redding around 8:00 AM * Explore the Sundial Bridge and Turtle Bay Exploration Park in the morning * Lunch at View 202 restaurant in Redding around 12:00 PM * Visit the Shasta State Historic Park in the afternoon * Dinner at Maxwell's Restaurant & Lounge in Redding around 7:00 PM

* Start driving at 8:00 AM from Redding * Stop for lunch at the Oregon Caves Chateau around 12:00 PM * Arrive at Crater Lake National Park around 2:00 PM * Take a scenic drive around the rim of Crater Lake in the afternoon * Check-in at Mazama Village Motor Inn around 5:00 PM * Dinner at the Rim Village Cafe in Crater Lake around 7:00 PM

* Start the day with breakfast at the Rim Village Cafe around 8:00 AM * Hike the Cleetwood Cove Trail to the lake's surface around 9:00 AM * Lunch at the Mazama Village Store around 12:00 PM * Take a scenic drive to the Pumice Desert and Godfrey Glen around 2:00 PM * Dinner at the Annie Creek Restaurant in Mazama Village around 7:00 PM

* Start driving at 8:00 AM from Crater Lake * Stop for lunch at the Burgerville restaurant in Portland around 12:00 PM * Cross the border into Canada around 2:00 PM * Check-in at your friend's residence around 5:00 PM * Explore Stanley Park and visit the totem poles at Brockton Point around 6:00 PM * Dinner at Guu with Garlic Japanese restaurant in Vancouver around 8:00 PM

* Start the day with breakfast at Medina Cafe in Vancouver around 9:00 AM * Visit Granville Island Public Market around 10:00 AM * Take a harbor tour of Vancouver around 12:00 PM * Lunch at The Fish Counter seafood restaurant on Granville Island around 1:30 PM * Explore the Museum of Anthropology at UBC around 3:00 PM * Dinner at Kissa Tanto Peruvian-Japanese fusion restaurant in Vancouver around 7:30 PM

* Start driving at 8:00 AM from Vancouver * Cross the border into the US around 10:00 AM * Stop for lunch at the Burgerville restaurant in Portland around 12:30 PM * Continue driving south on I-5 and stop for dinner at the Harris Ranch Restaurant in Coalinga around 6:30 PM * Arrive back in Castro Valley around 9:00 PM