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Morro Bay Sport Touring 2005 |
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Written by Daniel Hienzsch
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Friday, 08 June 2007 |
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 Old Creek Road
 Old Creek Road
Old Creek Road isn't very long, only running about 10 miles between HWY1 and HWY46, but it was so much fun to ride, that I dropped Robyn off at the 46 end of it with the camera and just road it back and forth two more times, getting a good feel for it. Robyn was kind enough to take a couple of actions shots of me, in addition to filling the camera with even more wildflower photos. There were California Golden Poppies and Sweetpeas everywhere you looked along with lupins and a whole bunch of other stuff whose name I have either forgotten or never learned.
After riding the Sprint ST back and forth a few times, Robyn saddled up again and we headed up 46 a bit to explore a little bit and see if there were any other sneaky little roads to poach. Not really knowing the area, we didn't see any, but we did run across a little placed called York Mountain Wine. The tasting room was almost deserted, but that didn't matter, because Robyn got to play with a kitten, much to her pleasure. So for those of you keeping score, that's a seal pup, a sea otter, a squirrel and a kitten. Not bad at all.
 Old Creek Road
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 York Mountain Kitten
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The trip was heading to a close, and we had 200 miles to go to get home. It was back to the Day's Inn to pick up the gear, load up the bike and then run the butt burning miles off as fast as possible. The wind had picked up a bit, so we ran into the teeth of it for about 50 miles or so which really puts a strain on the shoulders and neck. When we finally got home, we were plenty sore and were ready for a nice relaxing dinner. We walked down the street to Cantalini's, had some pasta, and called it a night.
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