Since we last rode the Arroyo Seco -Indians Rd., in 2012, increasing amounts of loose rock and sand have made the ride a bit trickier, but a road bike (in this case running 32mm tires) still works fine. Read the rest of this entry »
Cycling the Arroyo Seco – Indians Road: 2019
May 4, 2019
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Summer 2017
August 31, 2017
Santa Cruz Mountains
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Big Sur Highway Mayhem Map
March 18, 2017
The Highway has been mostly closed for over a month now, but sooner or later it will be business as usual again.
There’s been concern expressed recently about the safety of Highway One through Big Sur. Not concern about the inherent danger of a narrow, twisting road perched on the side of a cliff, but concern about new dangers created by congestion and overcrowding.
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Salinas Valley Drought Index
February 25, 2014
Dry: 2/23/13
Extra Dry: 2/22/14
Number of months since a month of average or above average rainfall: 13
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Long Summer
August 31, 2013With the last rainy season fizzling out in January, it seems like it’s been summer for about eight months now. Plenty of time to paddle, pedal, and roam around in the hills — which is why we haven’t been posting here much. Don’t worry, though. We promise to turn our jaundiced eye back to water and development issues again someday soon. Maybe when the rains begin to fall.
In the meantime, here’re a few clues as to what we’ve been up to …
Trail near the summit of Cone Peak. Coast partially obscured by smoke from an escaped controlled burn on Ft. Hunter Liggett. Read the rest of this entry »
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East of Eden
February 25, 2013
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Time to Rebuild the Tandem?
January 31, 2013
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October Light
October 16, 2012
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Cycling the Peachtree-Cholame Country
March 12, 2012
The long road across the Salinas Valley. The high ridges of the Southern Diablo Range beckon us on. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monterey Bay Backroads Bicycling
February 20, 2012
Somewhere near Aromas
An unusually dry February means an unusually nice February for grabbing a bike and hitting the backroads of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. Read the rest of this entry »
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