We first explored a portion of South Coast Ridge Road (SCRR) back in November of 2007. Then perhaps two years ago I found myself discussing the area with a couple of “overlanding” buddies. One of them had recently camped there and was enthusiastic about the spot where they had camped, overlooking the Pacific. I duly […]

This year’s Hollister Hills GeoBash II was very similar to last year’s event. The main difference being that Sam and I didn’t need to get winched back onto the trails this time. I’d enjoyed last year’s inaugural event – other than the whole almost-rolling-backwards-down-a-steep-hillside thing – so I’d been looking forward to the sequel event. […]

Date Driven: 8/11/12 Length: 30 miles My drive time: 2 hours, 24 minutes Start: Usal Beach campground intersection, N39º 450.107′ W123º 50.650′ End: Shelter Cove, N40º 01.391′ W124º 04.118′ GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): See my earlier Usal Beach post for a list of references, including links. Summary: […]

Usal Road – Southern End to Usal Beach Date Driven: 8/10/12 Length: 8 miles My drive time: 35 minutes Start: Southern terminus of Usal Road, N39º 46.829′ W123º 49.892′ End: Usal Beach parking area, N39º 49.924′ W123º 50.975′ GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): See my earlier Usal Beach […]