I got caught out by the 46 east vs. 46 west when I was coming back from Parade. Spent an hour or so on some amazing roads in Paso but wound up at a dead end, went back to a fork in the road, then wound up going back north. Finally called my buddy who had recommended 46 and found the error.

I would not recommend G16 as it is extremely rough/bumpy except for a couple short sections (which are very nice). It is scenic, but very slow due to the bumps. At least in my car (22/31 torsion bars, no sway bars).

On my way to Parade I took 101-33-150-101-154-101-1
On the way back I did G16-101-detour-101-166-33-101

I can say that the 166 was quite scenic but once you get up near the desert- er, I mean Central Valley- it got very hot, very dry, and very desolate. I am very very glad I did not break down or get lost there (the only place I could have gone wrong was missing the turnoff for the 33). 33 was very nice but I got stuck behind slow traffic once I got onto the final grade down towards the ocean (which is the good part).