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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 10:23 PM
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 10:37 PM
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You did a terrific job with the pictures. Thanks for sharing them with us.
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 10:35 AM
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Bob - are you a photographer on the side? If not you should be - great photos!
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 12:42 PM
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Great photos and very of you to share them here! Thanks for posting them!
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Cool photos and thanks for sharing these. Happy motoring to ya!
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Great pics!

Some location info would go nicely with them...

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Originally Posted by robertbruce
4000 mile road trip from Nebraska to California
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Great pics!

Some location info would go nicely with them...

Sorry 1 Las Vegas, 2 Zion National Park Utah, 3 Morro Bay California, 4 Malibu California, 5 Morrow Bay California, 6 Barstow California, 7 Grand Junction Colorado 8 Loneliest Rd. Hiway 50 Nevada.
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I recognized Morro Bay and Hwy 50 and of course Malibu. Great pics. Did you make it up to NoCal?
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Originally Posted by napacruzerc5
I recognized Morro Bay and Hwy 50 and of course Malibu. Great pics. Did you make it up to NoCal?
I didn't make it past Morro Bay because of the slide at Big Sur and time constraints. We usually take Hiway 1 up into Oregon.

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From a seed cap wearing rural Nebraskan, to a Pacific Ocean surfboarder. Renaissance man!
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Thanks for sharing your ride with all of us here, great pictures!
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Originally Posted by robertbruce
I didn't make it past Morro Bay because of the slide at Big Sur and time constraints. We usually take Hiway 1 up into Oregon.
Thanks for the locations!

We tried to go down the Coast Highway from Monterrey in January and it was closed back then. Good thing we didn't try to wait for it...
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Originally Posted by Gearhead Jim
Thanks for the locations!

We tried to go down the Coast Highway from Monterrey in January and it was closed back then. Good thing we didn't try to wait for it...
I talked to a local at Morrow Bay and was told it would be another year before the road would be open through Big Sur.
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As long as you're going that far, at least you've got the fastest color!
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As long as you're going that far, at least you've got the fastest color!
You bet.
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cool pics,,but where did you strap your board?
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