If you're road tripping along California's legendary Highway 1, you'll come across the small community of Gualala along the rugged North Coast where the Gualala River empties into the Pacific Ocean.

Head for the coast, and you, too, can stroll sandy beaches, hike woodsy trails and enjoy tasty bites of everything from passionfruit doughnuts to huckleberry vodka, bowls of chowder and biscuits ...