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The suggested ride would follow the coast from San Francisco South to San Luis Obispo and likely be 95- | The suggested ride would follow the coast from San Francisco South to San Luis Obispo and likely be 95-15km (60-70 miles) per day over 4 days cycling and one day in a hot spring at the end while waiting for a train for a total of 435km (270mi) and about 4400m (~14500ft) elevation gain. | ||
== Dates and Times == | == Dates and Times == | ||
Mako finishes a conference in the afternoon/evening of March 2nd. The trip will be for March 3-7 (with a return on the 6th possible, but difficult). | Mako finishes a conference in the afternoon/evening of March 2nd. The trip will be for March 3-7 (with a return on the 6th possible, but difficult). | ||
The [http://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train Amtrak Coast Starlight] is scheduled to leave SLO at 3:35pm which would get folks into Oakland at 9:24pm that evening and into Seattle at 8:12pm the following day. We'd want to be there early to put bikes into bike boxes, etc. This means if we want to take the train on the same day, it would be 68 miles over ~8 hours of daylight which might be tight. | The [http://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train Amtrak Coast Starlight] is scheduled to leave SLO at 3:35pm which would get folks into Oakland at 9:24pm that evening and into Seattle at 8:12pm the following day. We'd want to be there early to put bikes into bike boxes, etc. This means if we want to take the train on the same day, it would be 68 miles over ~8 hours of daylight which might be tight. | ||
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'''Mako and Mika have tickets from San Luis Obispo to Seattle on the Coast Starlight leaving SLO at on 3/7 and will be doing the five day version of the trip.''' It should be possible to make the train back to Oakland on March 6th but it will involve cycling at or before sunrise on March 6th, making very few stops, and may be tight. Of course, this alternative plan will involve skipping the evening and morning at the hot spring resort. | '''Mako and Mika have tickets from San Luis Obispo to Seattle on the Coast Starlight leaving SLO at on 3/7 and will be doing the five day version of the trip.''' It should be possible to make the train back to Oakland on March 6th but it will involve cycling at or before sunrise on March 6th, making very few stops, and may be tight. Of course, this alternative plan will involve skipping the evening and morning at the hot spring resort. | ||
'''General notes:''' Sunrise in SLO on March 1st will be at 6:31am. Sunset is ~6:58pm. | '''General notes:''' Sunrise in SLO on March 1st will be at 6:31am. Sunset is ~6:58pm. | ||
== TODO == | == TODO == | ||
* pack and send off bikes to Seattle on Amtrak (Thursday 2/25 | * pack and send off bikes to Seattle on Amtrak (Thursday 2/25) | ||
* ask someone to bring back stuff we won't need during the trip | |||
* (Mika) places to stay in/near Santa Cruz | |||
* ask Peter if he can get the MSR fuel bottle + fuel in SF | |||
* check weather to make sure it's not too windy or rainy | * check weather to make sure it's not too windy or rainy | ||
== Packing list == | |||
''' | '''Camping''' | ||
* tent | |||
: | * sleeping bag | ||
: | * cookware | ||
: | * fuel | ||
* camping food: | |||
: couscous? | |||
: curry roux? | |||
: hot chocolate? | |||
''' Bike tools and maintenance ''' | |||
* multitool (Mika and Mako each needs one) | |||
* tubes (Mika and Mako each needs one) | |||
* air pump (Mika and Mako each needs one) | |||
* tire levers (Mika and Mako each needs one) | |||
* water bottles | |||
* panniers | |||
* rear light | |||
* USB adapter for Luxos | |||
* USB external charter | |||
* USB cord | |||
''' | ''' Clothing/wearable ''' | ||
* knee braces | |||
* bike outfit | |||
* normal outfit | |||
* bike shoes | |||
* normal shoes | |||
* socks | |||
* towel | |||
* bathing suit | |||
* headlight | |||
''' Misc ''' | |||
* wallet | |||
* phone | |||
* ibuprofen | |||
* toiletries | |||
* sun screen | |||
* sun glasses | |||
* (Mika) glasses and contact lenses and solution | |||
== Proposal 1 (Credit Card) == | |||
This for a "credit card tour" which would involve no camping or camping gear. There are tons of spots for camping along the way so arranging something like this would be pretty simple if we wanted to do that instead. | This for a "credit card tour" which would involve no camping or camping gear. There are tons of spots for camping along the way so arranging something like this would be pretty simple if we wanted to do that instead. | ||
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Obviously, we can then do the same thing with a final day. | Obviously, we can then do the same thing with a final day. | ||
== | == Proposal 2 (Camping) == | ||
This is a very similar route but involves camping along the way and will end up costing between 10-25% in terms of basic rooming fees. | |||
* Day 1: San Francisco→[https://koa.com/campgrounds/santa-cruz-north/ Santa Cruz North / Costanoa Koa] (61mi; ~$36 for 4ppl & 2 tents) Thursday the 3rd | |||
* Day 2: Costanao Resort→[http://monterey.org/en-us/Departments/Monterey-Recreation/Parks-and-Beaches/Veterans-Memorial-Park Veterans Memorial Park in Monterey] (~75m; $6pp) | |||
* Day 3: Monterey→Big Sur ([http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=577 Limekiln State Park]; [http://www.allstays.com/Campgrounds-details/41291.htm Dispersed Camping on National Forest Lands]; [http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lpnf/recarea/?recid=10913 Plaskett Creek Campground]) (64mi; Plaskett Creek: $5pp) | |||
* Day 4: Big Sur→San Luis Obispo (71mi to SLO; 79mi to Sycamore) (See Proposal 1) | |||
* Day 5: Train from SLO Oakland/Seattle | |||
'''Note:''' I'm currently leaning pretty heavily toward this arrangement with the 5-day trip and a stop in Plaskett and spending the final night/day in a hotel at the Sycamore Mineral springs before taking the train back to Seattle. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b> | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[Mika]] is interested in spending a day in Monterey. One option would be that she leaves on the morning of March 2nd and does the first two days on her own. She would then meet us at the campground in Monterey on the afternoon of March 4th. We finish the tour together. | |||
== Weather == | |||
* [https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/plaskett_united-states_5383598 Climate graph for Plaskett, CA in Big Sur] — March temperature mean min/max: 9-19°C; 23-24 days of dry weather! Pretty good for camping! | |||
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