After Thanksgiving, we followed an old route and a new route on our way from the Bay Area to Southern California. First stop was Monterey, and toured the well-loved Hwy 1 past Big Sur. Road in good shape, and one extra fine feature was a brief stop near Pta. Piedras Blacas. The elephant seals have already started to haul out on the beach.
Made a lunch stop at a place called Ragged Point Inn - good food, apparently fine lodgings, and fantastic scenery. In the photo listed look at Hwy 1 running along the top of the cliff.
After overnighting on Morro Bay we decided to follow a route recommended by Beez, namely Hwy 58 from Santa Margarita on 101 to Buttonwillow on I-5. The signs at the beginning were encouraging. "Trucks use alternate routes" and "No services next 82 miles". Beautiful California Coast range rural scenery, lots of twisties, littl traffic, sparse habitation. Pavement close to perfect. Great drive. The map will show long straight stretches as you cross the Carrizo Plain but don't get your hopes too high; the road is straight but goes over rolling country leaving lots of blind dips. Also two right angle corners right in the middle. We were cursed with patchy ground fog at times, but we still did the ton here and there.
Are Californians a bunch of lucky stiffs, or what?
Marty
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