70 perfect miles

Highway 94 begins as a free- way at I-5 in San Diego and becomes a two-lane road just west of Jamul. Our tour takes it 70 miles southeast to just past Jacumba. Plan on a 1 1/2- to 2-hour drive each way.

Simpson's Garden-Town Nursery. 8:30–4:50 daily. 13925 Hwy. 94, Jamul; 619/669-1977.

Lion's Head Guest House. Five suites and one cottage from $99. 16001 Skyline Truck Trail, Jamul; 619/669-9061.

Dulzura Cafe. $; breakfast, lunch daily. 17023 Hwy. 94, Dulzura; 619/468-9591.

Barrett Junction Cafe & Mercantile. $$; breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Hwy. 94 at Barrett Lake Rd., Barrett Junction; 619/468-3416.

Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store Museum. 11–5 Sat–Sun. Hwy. 94, Campo; 619/478-5707.

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. 9–5 Sat–Sun. 31123 1/2 Hwy. 94, Campo; 619/465-7776.

Motor Transport Museum. 10–5 Sat. 31949 Hwy. 94, Campo; 619/478-2492.

Wisteria Candy Cottage. See "Five Great Country Candy Stores," page 44. Closed Tue. 39961 Old Hwy. 80, Boulevard; 619/766-4453.

Jacumba Hot Springs Spa & Cabana Club. Motel with restaurant ($), plus a pool and hot tub. 22 rooms from $70. 44500 Old Hwy. 80; 619/766-4333.

Desert View Tower. 8:30–sunset daily; $2.50. North side of I-8 at the In-Ko-Pah Park Rd. exit, 7 miles east of Jacumba.