Day 1: 219 miles from home
by sinker
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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A few hours of driving through the farming valleys that line highway 101 south of San Jose and we found ourselves driving through the prison valleys of San Louis Obispo. Seriously, there's an entire stretch of highway that's lined with prisons on both sides. Needless to say, bail bonds seem to be a major billboard advertiser here.
We continued north from there to Morro Bay, a fudge-shoppe town on the coast. The park ranger at the campsite recommended, "if you want to tent camp, head nine miles south," and since the campsite was full of RVs, we decided to take her advice. Good thing we did because the site we ended up at, in Montana de Oro state park, was breathtaking.
Secluded from any major roads and about a quarter mile from the crashing waves of the coast, you could hear the surf all night long.
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