{"id":836,"date":"2014-10-18T23:49:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T04:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/?p=836"},"modified":"2014-10-18T23:49:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T04:49:09","slug":"day-32-leaving-big-sur-country-morro-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/day-32-leaving-big-sur-country-morro-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 32 &#8211; Leaving Big Sur Country to Morro Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_837\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image39-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"View from my tent\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-837\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image39-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image39.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from my tent<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is the view from my tent this morning at Plaskett Creek Campground, looking out at the Pacific. I needed to take the tent down to finish packing, so there is less light than later in the morning. The day started with a climb, a descent with switchbacks and curves then a steep climb. After 15 miles the serious climbing was finished. I rode a little over 60 miles today. Another sunshiny day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_838\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image40-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant seals\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-838\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image40-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image40.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elephant seals<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I stopped a few times to watch elephant seals today. These are large, but not as large as the full grown males.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_839\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-839\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image41-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Near Hearst Castle\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-839\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image41-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image41.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near Hearst Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I rode past the Hearst Castle this morning, stopping at the Hearst Beach for lunch. The views along the coast were great.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_840\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-840\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image42-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"old ford\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-840\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image42-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image42.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Ford<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This beautiful old Ford was one of the cars I saw at lunch time. a car club had stopped for lunch creating an impromptu car show. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_841\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-841\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image43-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mark\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-841\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image43-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image43.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At Cayucos, a stopped to check my book for the route into Morro Bay. Mark pulled up on. Carbon fiber road bike, asking if I needed directions. I followed him in to Morrow Bay along some scenic and some nice residential areas. it kept me off of a busy section of Highway 1.  He was near the end of a hundred mile ride for the day. Thanks Mark. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the view from my tent this morning at Plaskett Creek Campground, looking out at the Pacific. I needed to take the tent down to finish packing, so there is less light than later in the morning. The day started with a climb, a descent with switchbacks and curves then a steep climb. 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