Taking a road trip to the North Coast of California puts you through some

unforgettable scenery. You can even go forced bathing in your car.

The sinews sweeping one lane road through the avenue of the Giants of the Redwood

Forest is an absolutely sensational experience.

Coming up, we get tips for great road trips into the California countryside.

Get a taste of the Old West at a rodeo.

If you go to a rodeo, you won't forget it. You may not love it.

You may have some strange memories of it or something, but you won't forget it.

We'll look at the world of rodeo cowboys in the legends of the classic saddle-brunk competition,

just like you see pictured on the Wyoming license plate.

And what do you think of when you see a bald eagle sore across the sky?

Ten, fifteen years ago, we didn't see very many bald eagles, but now we're seeing them all the time.

The population is rebounded.

Hear what a remarkable journey the species has taken.

It's just a hit on the travel with Rick Steves. Come along.

Today on Travel with Rick Steves, we'll hear how one pioneer family hangs on to a vestige of the Old West

by working the rodeo circuit.

We'll get inspired to explore the best of California on a road trip beyond the big cities,

and hear what the American bald eagle has had to endure as a national symbol

that's had to dodge extinction twice in the last century.

A backdrop of sandstone mountains painted shades of orange, yellow and red,

where cattle line the bluffs and tourists climb the canyon walls.

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