Tuesday, May 5, 2009

The Pacific Coast Highway, part 1

When I left Chatsworth on Day 3 I headed for Cambria on the 101 to get to the ever-so-coveted PCH-1. I covered 220 miles this route...
Map 3

The time of year might not be considered ideal for the coast. And probably for good reason. It was pretty nice going through Simi Valley...
Simi Valley Panoramic
I made the panoramic, so it looks a little funny!)

Made the Coast...
Breaching the Pacific Coast

And on up through the 101 through San Luis Obispo...
San Luis Obispo

And reached the PCH 1 proper. I was crossing the hill and went straight into some of the heaviest insta-fog I've experienced since the last time I was on this coast. I managed to find a campground, a few minutes of less fog and set up tent...
Foggy Scoot

My arrival was one of either very good timing on my part or luck. Maybe both. Although Natasha can really move, the average speed I've maintaned is less than a car. But several outings have taught me how to add time for all those odd stops for pics, food, gas, etc. But if the battle is lost, i.e. covering a certain mileage within a day, the war is seriously won. I've been putting more miles in than necassary for the alotted time in days.

I'll talk more about that over the next few days.

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