San Luis Obispo (SLO) County -- the Central Coast -- is one of our favorite regions. We keep returning for the ocean, cycling, hiking, birding, wineries, climate, and more.
The countryside surrounding Paso Robles is like the Old West...
...plenty of horses, cows, and old wooden barns

And some creative ranch signs on Hog Canyon and Ranchita Roads

Just me and my shadow biking along quiet Hog Canyon Road...
...stopping often to take old and new barn photos
In contrast, here's the Villa Toscana Inn near Paso
The owner of the River K Ranch is an artiste with a blow torch
The fences were lined with funny metal silhouettes
Mission San Miguel after the December 2003 earthquake
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