Steinbeck Tour
04-04-23 | 03:28 PM
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Steinbeck Tour
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Getting ready for what I call my Steinbeck Tour. I have wanted to make this route a reality for some time now. The route goes from Santa Cruz, CA down the Salinas Valley to Paso Robles and then terminates in San Luis Obispo with Amtrak as the way back north. Its 250 miles and plan on doing it in 5 days. Plan leaving the last weekend in May, so should have good weather ( which means not too hot, not too cold, and tailwinds a majority of the route). Wildflowers should be on display. This is a credit card tour, that is hotel to hotel. At 62 years old, I feel that's a reasonable choice. Should be fun.
Getting ready for what I call my Steinbeck Tour. I have wanted to make this route a reality for some time now. The route goes from Santa Cruz, CA down the Salinas Valley to Paso Robles and then terminates in San Luis Obispo with Amtrak as the way back north. Its 250 miles and plan on doing it in 5 days. Plan leaving the last weekend in May, so should have good weather ( which means not too hot, not too cold, and tailwinds a majority of the route). Wildflowers should be on display. This is a credit card tour, that is hotel to hotel. At 62 years old, I feel that's a reasonable choice. Should be fun.
04-04-23 | 03:46 PM
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I'll be curious on that inland route. When I lived in San Jose, I did a San Jose to Santa Cruz to Monterrey to San Luis Obispo perhaps half a dozen times before taking Amtrak back. Along the coast instead of inland. So saw some on the train (though often dark).
I'll be curious on that inland route. When I lived in San Jose, I did a San Jose to Santa Cruz to Monterrey to San Luis Obispo perhaps half a dozen times before taking Amtrak back. Along the coast instead of inland. So saw some on the train (though often dark).
04-04-23 | 04:49 PM
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I just did that route by car from Santa Cruz. I'm not so sure I would want to do it by bike. Highway 1 is closed at Ragged Point, but an out-and-back might be more enjoyable. If Hwy 1 opens up by May, I would give that serious consideration. (We went to the Solvang area, fwiw. The wildflowers were out in force there now.)
04-04-23 | 10:22 PM
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I just did that route by car from Santa Cruz. I'm not so sure I would want to do it by bike. Highway 1 is closed at Ragged Point, but an out-and-b-sihck might be more enjoyable. If Hwy 1 opens up by May, I would give that serious consideration. (We went to the Solvang area, fwiw. The wildflowers were out in force there now.)
