Want to get away

I've been having a serious itch to get out onto the road for a while. Circumstances right now are such that I don't have a lot of disposable money or time. However I still have my weekends. I want an overnight trip, not a day trip. I've found that day trips, while nice, aren't the same. Because after a day trip I still come home and have the TV and the computer and all the things of home that remind me that I'm, well, home. And with home comes responsibility, bills, thinking, etc, etc...

So I want to do something spontaneous. I know thinking about doing something spontaneous is bit of a contradiction. But there's some logic behind it to me. I'm not really trying to decide what to do necessary, but rather I just want a direction and sort of destination. And unfortunately, I would have only from Friday evening until Sunday evening. So my radius is limited. But once I have a direction I will figure out what to do and where to stay as it happens.

I live in San Diego, which is great, however I've realized that road tripping here isn't quite the same as the east coast. Distances are further, and I'm kind of tucked into a corner. Or am I? hmmm... If I head north, I of course have to deal with Los Angeles.

I need ideas. What to do and what direction to go? Suggestions welcome!