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banjo_mole

03-29-10, 09:36 AM

mthayer

03-29-10, 06:31 PM

Nice pics and looks like you met a bunch of nice people.

sygyzy

03-29-10, 07:00 PM

Who were the "bike tourists" from Ohio? Do you know more about their group?

spinnaker

03-29-10, 07:04 PM

Pictures from the trip can be found

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2047762&id=1389241037&l=eee40e1439

there.

I'm feeling altogether too lazy to post the pictures here directly.

Either way, I had a very nice adventure, met some awesome people, and... Well, that's it!

-Nick

Wasn't it a great trip? :) You stopped at just the right place. If I were to do this again, I would probably stop in Santa Maria too. There is not much need to go any further.

There is that run down into Santa Barbara. My computer said 62 MPH max. I am glad I did not see that on the descent. :)

KDC1956

03-29-10, 07:08 PM

Looks like you all had a lot of fun.

banjo_mole

03-29-10, 08:17 PM

Thanks all! I've not yet ridden to SB, but it's supposed to be nice.

I met some cool people- The Ohio kids were a group of Nazarenes going on tour with a class of theirs over the break, led by Dr. Kronk, I believe his name was.

-Nick

spinnaker

03-30-10, 06:42 PM

Thanks all! I've not yet ridden to SB, but it's supposed to be nice.

-Nick

Not really. It is all freeway from just outside Lompoc. Noisy and dirty. Not a lot of fun.

banjo_mole

03-31-10, 12:55 AM

I live here in Santa Maria, and there are many ways to get to Santa Barbara. Ideally, lompoc would be avoided entirely. The 154 ("the pass") is very pretty- lots of climbing, you pass some lovely lakes and go through a national forest. It's actually a lot of fun.

The 101 is noisy and dirty. Not a lot of fun. But you go through Gaviota, and ride coast too. Also potentially... Ok...

-nick

lshobo

03-31-10, 01:28 PM

I rode San Francisco to San Diego about a year and a half ago. I enjoyed all of it, even the freeway into SB. Maybe because all of it was new to me. One of the best things about bike touring for me is that the scenery is always changing (like in a car), but you also have the time/pace to savor the experience for what it is - whether it be freeways or forests.

Sounds like you had a good time! I'd love to check out those pictures, but where I am right now, Facebook is blocked. :notamused:

rumrunn6

03-31-10, 02:07 PM

nice assets! :P