Sunday 5/22/05
Road
Rider - Gizdich Ranch - Big Sur Coastline - Nepenthe - Carmel Valley
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I can hear Petula Clark singing the theme song to the James Bond movie "To Sir with Love" right now. This ride has some of California's best scenery. Coastal Redwood forests, fertile farmlands, picturesque tourist towns, and the rugged Pacific coastline.
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--------Ride Report--------
I can hear Petula Clark singing the theme song to the James Bond movie "To Sir with Love" right now. This ride has some of California's best scenery. Coastal Redwood forests, fertile farmlands, picturesque tourist towns, and the rugged Pacific coastline.
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We'll start out at Road Rider
in
San Jose. This is a major motorcycle supplies outlet in the SJ area. Just Breakfast
is across the street if you want to start the day with a big breakfast.
Be sure to get there early if you want to eat, as they are busy on the
weekends. We should leave Road Riders at 09:30.
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We'll head south on
Monterey Road, cutting over to Uvas Road, then south up over Hecker Pass.
Down the west side and a stop at Gizdick Ranch
for some pie. We should arrive here at about 10:30 and
leave by 11:00.
This can serve as an alternate meeting place. The Santa Cruz
brethren might choose to meet us here.
55 Peckham Rd., Watsonville, CA
Live to ride, ride to eat
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55 Peckham Rd., Watsonville, CA
Live to ride, ride to eat
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From here we head
south on Hwy 1. We should top off in Seaside, then
proceed till we reach Nepenthe.
This
is a restaurant and gift shop perched high on the Pacific Coast. On a
clear day the view is awesome. We'll eat lunch here, then head back
through Big Sur
to Carmel by the
Sea. An option, at this point, is to head east up Carmel Valley.
This is a great back road over the Santa Lucia Mountains,
through Arroyo
Seca and into the Salinas Valley
at Greenfield.
Here we pick up Hwy 101 for the slog north.
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Some things to look forward to.
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Some things to look forward to.