The morning started early out of Buellton as we had to click off 120 to SC....90 for the race to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena...then another 120 to San Diego for the final stage!
We decided to go back through Solvang and do San Marcos pass over to Santa Barbara then down the coast into Santa Clarita. San Marcos pass is where Lance apparently does some training according to Walt...he has run into him a time or two on the climb while visiting Santa Barbara. We took the old road which was about an 8% grade with banked 180 turns...oh yeah...I was smilin'!
Last year the run into Pasadena was foggy and rainy...this year you could see for miles! The descent into town last forever and we actually did some work off the front...at 60+ rolling down.
In and around the Rose Bowl Doug took several great scenic's of the group as they passed...worked out really nice.
A long time friend from Shelby, Frank Wilkins who now lives in the LA area came up to Pasadena to watch the finish. We arranged to meet down at Hermosa Beach for dinner with a friend of his to catch up and chill for a while over dinner. Frank selected a nice spot down by the pier and we had a great visit!
I still had 2 hours of travel time from there to San Diego....I did not have a clue where I was or needed to go...! I punched in my hotel and followed the prompts on the GPS...must have traveled 5 different roads including a nice toll road that shot me up by UC Irvine. Man what a view of LA at night looking back!
Rolled into the Courtyard around 9:30pm....dog tired. One more stage to go...with the huge climb of Mt. Palamar...5200 elevation....roughly 16 miles up! Glad I had throttle!
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