Today's our big day on the bike. Remember, this mini tour is all about short distances between bike-friendly accommodations. Our destination is the retro Santa Maria Inn, 27 miles south. Winds have been strong the past few days. The tailwinds are…
It's day #2 of our 4-day mini bike tour of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. We started with bikes aboard the Surfliner out of Santa Barbara. Start reading with Mini Touring, Day 1.
cycleCalCoast has been keeping me busy lately as I map the best bike routes throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. It was time to get on the bike and sample some.
It's a quiet morning, or so I think, until the church bells start ringing at 6:50am — and they keep ringing till 7:00 — everyone's awake. We're packing out of SLO, on our way home via Santa Barbara where we'll…
The last post ended just as we were meeting Dan Rivoire, Executive Director of the SLO Bike Kitchen. The Kitchen does a lot of things, but maybe primarily it's a space where people can bring their bikes in need of…
Before the more private part of this trip begins — we're here celebrating our 39th anniversary — I'm squeezing in a few meetings. I've got breakfast with Jo Anne Miller who is breathing new vigor into the local entrepreneurship scene,…