JSTEW15:
I hesistate to suggest a route but have some good ideas for places to stop. I would have others but in a Warrior you will be somewhat limited on where you can go especially if you come in late August of early September. There are mountains all around and with the high temperatures the Density Altitude at many airports can be a serious consideration in a Warrior. It kind of eliminates the Grand Canyon and Lake Tahoe to name a couple of nice places to fly to.
Never fear though there a plenty of lower altitude airports that are quite fun to visit. Still you must be careful crossing the mountains or going through the passes out of the Los Angeles basin. I am sure the CFI who checks you out will have more to say about that. Going up the coast from Long Beach ( through the LAX corridor ) to Santa Barbara is a treat that you shouldn't miss. Park over by Santa Barbara Aviation and have lunch at the Elephant Bar. You could fly from there to Santa Maria and then up the coast again to Monterrey passing Hearst Castle along the way. Cut inland from there to the South County airport ( south of San Jose ) where the Wings of History Musuem is located (
www. Wingsofhistory.org ). Cross over the central valley to Columbia for a nice town in the Sierra Nevada foothills. You can walk into town form the airport. It is a quaint old western town with shops and restaurants. Coming back down the central valley is Harris Ranch alongside Interstate 5. It is a restaurant along the freeway that has really good steaks and other ranch products. Camarillo Airport houses the Commemorative Air Force hangar which includes a beautiful P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, and F8F Bearcat to name a few. Chino also has a musuem, Planes of Fame West, that houses a good assortment of WW II aircraft and other oddities. Flying out to Catalina Island is interesting but it is a long bus ride to the town of Avalon if you decide to do that. Down the coast to Sand Diego is also quite scenic.
If you really want to travel a long way then in a Warrior I would most likely recommend going up the coast to Washington. The scenary is great and there aren't the big problems with mountains that you would have going inland. The coast is quite rugged in places though so one must be careful. Fog can be a consideration as well but late August and September are much better than May and June when the fog seems to sit for days on end. If you do go up the coast the Spruce Goose is now in McMinville, Oregon. I haven't been so can't be more specific, but it is an intersting piece of aviation history worth seeing.
Hope that helps,
Typhoonpilot