by Allan | Oct 17, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
From San Simeon I continued down the coast through Cambria and Cayucos to Morro Bay State Park. This was another gold-standard park, well-maintained with showers, a large and quiet biker/hiker section and even a golf course. The showers were in operation, too: At...
by Allan | Oct 11, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
My last entry was posted from a coffeehouse in Carmel before heading down the Coast Highway through Big Sur. This rugged coastal area has little or no cell service. Three evenings later I’m at San Simeon State Beach, another hiker/biker campground, having ridden...
by Allan | Oct 8, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
From Santa Cruz I rode slowly around Monterey Bay, remembering old haunts from four decades ago. So much remained familiar, just more developed, with more bike lanes but also many more homes and much more traffic. I was close to Watsonville before the homes...
by Allan | Oct 5, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
I lived in Santa Cruz in my early twenties, from 1972-1977. I was nowhere near ready to grow up and the town didn’t ask it of me. I was immature, self-absorbed, single, countercultural and quite sexually active. Indeed, as I look back on those years, it’s...
by Allan | Oct 4, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
After riding only about twenty miles, I came to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse and International Hostel. I have been curious about modern hosteling, so decided to stay for a night to see what it’s about. For $31, I had a bunk in a shared room. There were two other...
by Allan | Oct 3, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
After crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, I rode around Fort Mason in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Marina, the Fisherman’s Wharf tourist area, and the piers to the Embarcadero, where I caught the BART train to the East Bay. I then rode along a very...
