Day 1: We went South on I-5
in brutal wind to Modesto and then hit Del Puerto canyon road East into
the mountains. This was twisty, fun riding and a great way to start the
trip. We saw many sooty firefighters resting up on the roadside and several
fire-scarred hills. Del Puerto canyon road led us up to Mt. Hamilton
and the Lick observatory. We got a brief tour of the observatory and the
huge telescope. The first night we stayed with Emily and Charles Dorr (old friends of the family). They live in Los Gatos which is a really nice area in the hills about 18 miles from the beach at Santa Cruz. We had good conversation and a soak in the hot tub.
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![]() We left Carmel and continued South on what must be the nicest part of
highway 1. The 2 lane road winds along the coast clinging to the cliffs
on the way through Big Sur and ending up in Morrow Bay just north of San
Luis Obisbo. It felt a bit surreal to be flying through these turns, hanging
off the side, and seeing the cliffs and ocean below. Watching the scenery
can be deadly! On the way we passed the Hearst castle at San Simeon. We
didn’t go in, but saw it up on the hill. Most of our ride on 1 was
cloudy and cool. I was cold due to poor jacket choices (I left an important
one at home). |
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