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CYCLING WITH JIM
 
Jim and Geno start a ride up to Cayucos Avocado orchard along Old Creek Road
 
Old barns along Santa Rosa Creek Road
 
Geno encounters only biker-friendly dogs
 
Some of the dramatic switch-back roads on Santa Rosa Creek Road
 
20% grades...good thing we're going downhill
 
Jim got a pinch flat on the descent Geno in front of the Soto Ranch
 
A pie-break at Linn's Ranch Farm and photo opp in front of old sycamore

DAY TRIP TO PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND HEARST BEACH
 
January is a prime month to see the elephant seals at Piedra Blancas --they're the largest of all seals
 
There are more than 10,000 in this colony A face only a mother can love
 
Thousands of pups are born on the beach; only a small percentage survive to return as adults
 
A boardwalk overlooking the seals was recently constructed
 
A day hike to a point overlooking Hearst Beach That's Hearst Castle on the mountain top
 
A sea cave at Hearst Cove Regan family photo
 
Watch where you're putting that hand!...Jim!
 

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