Marty Bower

An updated map of all of my runs through nearby neighborhoods over the past nine months.

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This is a map of all of my runs through nearby neighborhoods over the past year.

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Driving up highway 1 from Los Angeles to Carmel (or points north) sounds like a fun drive, but in reality it's a slow, twisty drive that may leave your passengers car-sick before the real fun begins. I prefer to take the 101 and then cut over into the middle of Big Sur where the highlights begin.

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From LA, take US101 north toward San Francisco and continue on two hours past Santa Barbara to San Miguel. The Mission San Miguel Arcángel is worth stopping to see.

Continue 10 miles up the 101 to the Jolon exit, then head west a little over 20 miles to the entrance to Fort Hunter Liggett. With valid license, registration and insurance papers, you can enter the base and visit the Mission San Antonio de Padua. After visiting the mission, continue on through the base and up the scenic Nacimiento-Fergusson Road.

There is a spectacular view from the top of Nacimiento road down to the coast, which is usually shrouded in fog. The road is twisty and steep, but very scenic all the way down to highway 1.

Turn right (north) on highway 1 toward Carmel and stop in 4 miles for lunch at the Lucia Lodge.

Continue on 14 miles to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park where you can park and take a short walk over to a scenic overlook of McWay Falls.

10 miles further up the highway is Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park where you can take a short hike through the magnificent redwoods up to Pfeiffer Falls.

Flightseeing, a set on Flickr.

A day hike in the Eastern Sierra above Independence CA. The Kearsarge Pass trail climbs over 2,500 feet from Onion Valley passing several scenic alpine lakes to a pass over the Sierra Crest, and provides access to the John Muir Trail to the west.  The eastern boundary of Kings Canyon National Park boundary is at the crest.

Last weekend's 1100+ mile road trip around the Golden State. Went to a couple of business meetings in the Bay Area, then spent the weekend with friends near Tahoe.

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Here is a map of the 2013 Reno-Tahoe Odyssey relay run route. All runner exchange points are included. I created it from the course information published on the RTO site.

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