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for godsake get to the pacific coast highway at some point while in CA.



Exactly what I was thinkin' here too, Tom.

Bill, while I understand your trip is presently geared to doin' a whole lot o' travelin' per day, I REALLY think you're gonna kick yourself later on if you make that right turn at Bakersfield and ride up the CA's pretty much boring Central Valley, instead of continuin' over to San Luis Obispo and at least ride up Pacific Coast Highway from there and through Big Sur and then to Monterey, before then heading back inland towards Sacramento.

While this route will probably add an addition 5 or 6 hours hours to that portion of your trip, I think it would be well worth it.

(...the central CA coast along there is breathtakingly beautiful!)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)