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Groucho

Left home at 7:50 am, headed for Hwy 58.

Outbound for excellent twisty adventures. The tips in the book I've been reading, Total Control, really helps with carving. The roads there were great- hardly any traffic.



Pretty.



Turn off at the legendary 229. Think a prefectly paved go-kart track, but for miles. Wow.



I also unfortunately dropped my bike for the first time today... made a wrong turn in the Lake Naciemento (North of Paso Robles) area, and while I was thinking more about where I was going rather than what the **** I was doing, I tried to negotiate a U-turn on a hill. Stupid. I ran out of E while sideways, and the hill was steep enough that the weight of the bke was over-center before my leg was planted.

&*&&^ Droppage. Scratched the **** out of the left-side fairing and hard-bag...but no mechanical damage.

If anything, this made me more intent than ever to rush it to the coast. "If I'm gonna f*ck my own bike up over this, ****it, I'm gonna go see my Mother Ocean."

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Groucho

Part the Second...

OK... in order to cut through the mountains to the coat, we have to traverse Fort Hunter Ligget- the most beautiful piece of US Army property this side of Bellows Field. The road we need is Naciamento-Furgusson Road, and the ride is stunning. License, registration, and insurance, puh-leeze...



Cool stuff out there.




After about 25 miles of gorgeous views and twistie goodness...Pacific Ocean in sight.



Here's my GPS track of the descent.

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"When in doubt, gas it. It'll either solve the problem, or remove the suspense."

Groucho

Part the Third...

The views on this steep descent through the coastal redwood groves are nothing less than breathtaking...and that is an overused word.





I decided to head south to get home.



Another tourist took my picture.

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Part the Forth...

Saw this in Cambria....welcome to the Petrocalypse. Yes, I got gas there.



I was trying to take the expeditious route home now to get back before dark...Leaving the coast on the 46... this is some gorgeous wine country.



About 20 or 30 miles later, I was run off the road by some subhuman mothbreather in a- you guessed it- pickup truck. 70 mph is loose dusty dirt will get your attention. I left the gusty, lame 46 almost immediately thereafter at Bitterwater.

The greasy stink of crude oil tells me I've arrived back in the Central Valley I now unfortunately call home... this sign sez it all.



379 miles after I started, I arrived at home at 6:30 pm.

Lots of other sights... but I need a better camera.

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DaveB

Sad to see the damage- I hope you get it fixed up quickly.

Great photos. It looks like you had too much fun .

Thanks for the posting.

Dave.

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Catenaccio

Beautiful pics and a nice report. Just one thing needed...more of the same!

Vlermuis

Wow the scenery is great. Fabulous pics!

Poison

Bummer about the drop. Sounds like a good ride though.

I have done the slowest drop in the world before fighting to hold my bike as it went down to my garage floor. You know it is going over and curse not having Mr Universe strength to stop it from happening. It was like slow motion but once past that tipping point the momentum is too much for one leg to stop.

2 questions.

(1) What is that cable/strap going over your tank?
(2) How did you do that cool GPS 3D map?

Nathan.

HARTY

Great pics thanks
Could be in South Africa .Its amazing how pics from half way around the world can remind you of home .The world is not as big as we think it is .

Thanks for the ride

killian101

going that way in a car is nice...I cant wait to ride up that in the summer...Thanks for the pix