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There are moments on a long road trip when you realize the best decision you can make has nothing to do with how fast you get where you’re going. Sometimes the best decision is knowing when to pull off the freeway, stretch your legs, and sit down for a meal…

Dunsmuir, California is the kind of town that sneaks up on you. Tucked into the Sacramento River Canyon just south of Mount Shasta, it sits along Interstate 5 in a way that makes it easy to pass without a second thought. That would be a mistake. For travelers heading north…

Interstate 5 cuts through some of the most dramatic scenery in California. From the flat stretches of the Central Valley to the towering peaks of the Cascades near the Oregon border, it is a road that rewards the traveler who pays attention. Most drivers, though, spend the whole trip eating…

If you have ever driven I-5 through Northern California and felt your stomach growl somewhere near Dunsmuir, you already know the pull. There is something about that stretch of highway, with canyon walls, the cold Sacramento River below, and the sheer remoteness of it all, that makes a proper meal…