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Title: Ride. Post by: b. on April 19, 2010, 08:59:30 PM That's what I needed to do. A couple months of long hours in the office were starting to drive me crazy and I needed to escape reality for a weekend. Luckily, sidm was on the same wave length and suggested we head down the coast to Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo. Having never been down that way, it sounded like just what I needed. Weather was forecasted to be just right, so we planned the route, packed our bags and hit the road...
(https://lh5.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80obcmSACI/AAAAAAAAF2w/FwmIVINb4kA/s800/DSCN2859.JPG) (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80ob6naveI/AAAAAAAAF20/qa4bUjfYqaY/s800/DSCN2860.JPG) A few twisties later and we were on the coast. (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80oiMkepeI/AAAAAAAAF3k/ZAxKp6WRZ0Y/s800/DSCN2874.JPG) Bixby Bridge exceeded expectations. (http://lh6.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80sI3cRXcI/AAAAAAAAGAA/OMj263j10PQ/s800/DSC_0413.JPG) (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80skGqmRGI/AAAAAAAAGE0/5UUbilywtyA/s800/DSC_0534.JPG) Sid swears he didn't plan wearing his Big Sur Relay shirt... (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80sk56njeI/AAAAAAAAGE8/hkSY4gNxld8/s800/DSC_0541.JPG) (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80olviQSCI/AAAAAAAAF4E/WlG_yWxMNro/s800/DSCN2881.JPG) (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80othgkX6I/AAAAAAAAF5E/QQNbHJtdeMY/s800/DSCN2897.JPG) (https://lh5.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80sVSp6IxI/AAAAAAAAGCQ/4UuK3Fc1IVw/s800/DSC_0459.JPG) (https://lh5.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80sZMnjK5I/AAAAAAAAGC4/mXinazQMAfU/s800/DSC_0477.JPG) Reached our destination right at sunset. Pulled up at the end of the strand for the photo op in front of Morro Rock. (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80sbLBWbbI/AAAAAAAAGDQ/cmkxo6zN0tY/s800/DSC_0485.JPG) (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80sZmxs0zI/AAAAAAAAGC8/zaNimyFgBrM/s800/DSC_0480.JPG) The ride back was just as amazing. A few more "on the road" pics that I thought came out alright... (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80o2y1b1dI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/LNtGhin6SDo/s800/DSCN2916.JPG) (https://lh5.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80pBpwtwjI/AAAAAAAAF7s/nbL28Ou5yp8/s800/DSCN2938.JPG) (https://lh5.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80pN7gsgHI/AAAAAAAAF84/aXgIu2qC1PY/s800/DSCN2956.JPG) (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80pXXaMUjI/AAAAAAAAF-I/2J4GXFTmg5E/s800/DSCN2981.JPG) Made it home feeling completely recharged, but the camera was a bit tuckered out! (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_beyYkNn5r7A/S80slW48flI/AAAAAAAAGFE/u5AsUtjyL3I/s800/DSC_0546.JPG) Thanks for reading and happy riding, everyone! Title: Re: Ride. Post by: johnc on April 19, 2010, 09:24:05 PM cool. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: jimboecv on April 19, 2010, 09:51:02 PM Sweet!
Sid, more lead-time and i'm in! Nice pics b. Title: Re: Ride. Post by: DanTheMan on April 19, 2010, 10:09:25 PM Sic! Looks like a great ride back home.
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: hihhs on April 20, 2010, 02:57:30 AM Cool Pics. Thanks for posting.
How did you mount/operate your camera? Title: Re: Ride. Post by: desmoquattro on April 20, 2010, 03:09:17 AM Nice!
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: mostrobelle on April 20, 2010, 05:57:43 AM Did a similar trip last month. "Exceeded expectations" was a good way of summarizing the way I felt about the entire experience. Can't wait to take another little tour again. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: b. on April 20, 2010, 06:19:05 AM Cool Pics. Thanks for posting. How did you mount/operate your camera? Cheap little bracket from eBay, which mounts using the gas cap bolts. I took the pics by just clicking the shutter button. I would've used the timer, but my point-n-shoot defaults back to regular shutter release each time it goes to sleep; hitting the shutter button was easier than trying to turn on the timer each time. Did a similar trip last month. "Exceeded expectations" was a good way of summarizing the way I felt about the entire experience. Can't wait to take another little tour again. [thumbsup] Your trip was definitely inspiration! Title: Re: Ride. Post by: somegirl on April 20, 2010, 06:22:37 AM Very nice, thanks for sharing!!! [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: sidm on April 20, 2010, 07:11:54 AM The trip was absolutely necessary, and can't wait to do 1-2 more jaunts up or down the coast again this year.
B, Thanks for the pics - good times amigo. Title: Re: Ride. Post by: sugarcrook on April 20, 2010, 07:44:16 AM Great pics. Looks like a good ride. I want to head down that way soon.
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: Michael Moore on April 20, 2010, 05:48:51 PM That is such a fantastic route! Everyone who rides should do that ride at least once before they die.
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: johnc on April 20, 2010, 06:21:51 PM That is such a fantastic route! Everyone who rides should do that ride at least once before they die. agreed ... just make certain the weather is nice. i did that route on a borrowed multi stroodel two years ago to go see some friends from italy who where visiting santa barbara. the entire way down, the coast was cold and fogged in, road was wet/slippery, visibility varied from what seemed like only 10 feet to perhaps 20 yards in the good sections. this weather persisted from the moment i crossed skyline heading over old santa cruz road, all the way down 1 until i got inland, just south of camp san luis obispo. oh, and there were like eleventy billion winnebagos on 1 that day (middle of the week too) [bang] Title: Re: Ride. Post by: Drunken Monkey on April 20, 2010, 08:28:34 PM Johnc - That only happened to you because you're a bad person.
Seriously, I've done that ride in crap weather and good and it's been fun either way. But good weather and bad is the difference between "relaxing" fun and "fighting your way out of hell" fun. Title: Re: Ride. Post by: johnc on April 21, 2010, 04:20:43 PM Johnc - That only happened to you because you're a bad person. Seriously, I've done that ride in crap weather and good and it's been fun either way. But good weather and bad is the difference between "relaxing" fun and "fighting your way out of hell" fun. that's true ... i am bad [evil] i will note that i have done this same route when the weather was warm, dry and visibility was great ... that was truly a nice ride indeed. [thumbsup] Title: Re: Ride. Post by: CharliesAngel on April 22, 2010, 10:03:10 AM Awesome pics! [clap] I've never ridden past Carmel so you've inspired me!
Did you guys spend the night there? Title: Re: Ride. Post by: sidm on April 22, 2010, 01:01:16 PM Yup. Crashed at the Ramada, walking distance to an abundance or food, booze, and 'scenery'.
Title: Re: Ride. Post by: johnc on April 23, 2010, 03:15:15 PM Yup. Crashed at the Ramada, walking distance to an abundance or food, booze, and 'scenery'. what ... no fica? [evil] |