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Jun 30, 2010 - El Capitan Canyon, CA

No other stretch of road has ever captivated me the way the 100 miles of Pacific Coast Hwy 1 from Monterey on south has done. And today, for the first time in more than 25 years, I had the chance to drive it once more. The weather was perfect, sunny and clear with only a touch of marine fog. The combination of water, rocks, and mountains is simply unparalleled for me. We made a several hour stop in Big Sur, finding our way to the beach and stopping for a leisurely lunch. While the beach was gorgeous, the wind was ferocious, making our stop...

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