[SportDriving] Feb 18 or 19...

[Kris Linquist]

Awesome.  It'll be a long day, but it's fun :).



Lets meet @ the Starbucks behind the McDonalds in this shopping ctr:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=105+Bernal+Rd,+San+Jose+CA&ll=37.234599,-121.765165&spn=0.026036,0.059395


Time- how does a 9:00AM departure sound?   Arrive at 8:30AM for gas and coffee?



The route will be... leaving that parking lot:


Left on Santa Theresa

Right on Bernal

Left on McKean, which turns into Uvas

Right on Watsonville

Right on Hecker Pass over 152.  Stop for a drink of water at the top of Mt Madonna

Left on Carlton

Right on Lakeview

Right 129

Left on Main St/Porter/Salinas Rd

Left on Elkhorn

Right on Dolan

Immediate Left on Castroville


Right on 156 which merges into Hwy 1 South

Slab through Monterey/Carmel

Stop for pictures at a vista point or two on the way to Big Sur


(Optional stop, $5 entrance fee) Right on a little road a few miles south of Big Sur at Pfeiffer Beach (not labeled from Hwy 1, neat place).  Lunch place doesn't open until 11:30, so we may only stop here if we're early.



Continue south on Hwy 1 for a few more miles

Lunch @ Nepenthe




Continue south on Hwy 1 for approx 25 miles

Left on Naciemento Rerguson Rd which takes us through Fort Hunter-Leggett



******************IMPORTANT NOTICE***********************
You will need to show your license, registration, and proof 
of insurance to get through the fort!
Make sure you have it handy.
**********************************************************


Jolon Rd N to 101.  Gas at Chevron station here in King City.

101 North approx 10 miles into Greenfield.  Exit/Left on Elm St.

Left on Arroyo Seco Rd which turns into Carmel Valley Rd (this road is FUN).

Right on Laurles Grade Rd

That takes us to Hwy 68.  From there we turn right and it'll take us into Salinas where we take 101 N home.





Sound good?  :)



I've got a number of GMRS capable 2-way radios I'll bring with me.  


-Kris







Jeff Conner wrote:
> [raises hand]
> 
> If we do the Big Sur loop, I think Melissa said she'd join us for lunch, then take
> the girls back home. Leaving the rest of the drive for me. She may change her plans,
> though. We'll see.
> 
> And we'll also hope the weather holds up.
> 
> -jeff
> vvagon
> 
> --- Aleks Tan <aleks.tan at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> Good Afternoon Fellow Enthusiasts, 
>>    
>>   So it looks like the 19th is getting fairly popular and we'll have a decent
>> number of people playing along on this drive. Hopefully the weather holds out and
>> turns out decent but I'll keep my fingers crossed just in case. 
>>    
>>   Since we haven't decided on the route yet how about a nice show of (virtual)
>> hands to see where people want to drive. 
>>    
>>   My vote is for The Big Sur Loop and weather permitting I will definitely attend!
>>    
>>   Regards,
>>   Aleks Tan
>>   2002 Hooptie
>>
>> Kris Linquist <kris at linquist.net> wrote:
>>   ...lets do a drive somewhere fun. 
>>
>>
>> We could always do the 'big sur loop'....
>>
>>
>>
>> McKean > Uvas > Watsonville > Hecker Pass > back roads down to 156 > 1 south >
>> Lunch @ Nepenthe (restaurant just south of Big Sur)..
>>
>>
>>
>> ...continue south ~25 miles to Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd > Through Fort Hunter
>> Liggett > 101 N approx 11 miles to Arroyo-Seca Rd > Carmel Valley Rd back to 1N...
>>
>>
>>
>> It's a loong drive (approx 320mi from SJ).
>>
>>
>> Alternatively, something shorter (~150mi), like the "Doc Wong route" through the
>> Santa Cruz Mtns (Kings Cyn > Tunitas Creek > 1 > Stage Rd > 84 > Cloverdale >
>> Gazos Creek > 1 > lunch in Davenport > Bonny Doon Rd > Empire Grade > Jamison
>> Creek > 9.
>>
>>
>> Or the tried and true Mt Hamilton / Mines / Del Puerto Cyn (~100mi via Mines,
>> 150mi via Del Puerto Cyn)
>>
>>
>> Or something in the north bay... 101 up to San Anselmo... then Fairfax-Bolinas Rd
>>> 1S > Panoramic Hwy up Mt Tam... Lots more traffic up there though (~150mi).
>>
>> Or there's always 2 day drives.. stuff like... 101N > Lucas Valley Rd > 1N, lunch
>> in Bodega Bay > Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Rd (one of my favorite roads in the
>> whole state) > dinner/hotel in Healdsberg > wake up and drive Skaggs back and
>> forth once more > 101N > 175E > 29S > lunch/dinner in Napa > home... (~550mi)...
>>
>>
>> Thoughts? :)
>>
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