I used the Adventure Cycling Association maps and "Bicycling the Pacific Coast", those I met along the route refered to it as "The Book."
I found little need to read the maps while riding, a glance at a stop sign every now and then was enough. The lonely planet book got less use but did show elevation during the route so at least I knew if I was in for hills or flat. It's a beautiful ride! Angus On Apr 14, 11:31 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > Ditto on Doug's recommendation... also the Lonely Planet book "Cycling > USA West Coast" is a good reference book for this route. I normally > copy the pages that cover the section I"m doing so I don't mistakenly > drop the book in some lake or leave it somewhere. I'm envious of your > trip .. I've done the North Coast section but not from SF south... > enjoy!! > > ~Mike~ > > On Apr 14, 9:08 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The Hostel in Santa Cruz is pretty sweet. It's like an old victorian > > house. If you want to do short mileage the first day, Pigeon Point > > Hostel is memorable. I like to hostel it the first night just to ease > > in to it. Then Pfeiffer Big Sur camping the second night. Big Sur to > > San Simeon is a tough day, lots of climbing, but breathtaking. > > > On Apr 14, 9:01 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Bicycling the Pacific Coast, by Vicki Spring & Tom Kirkendall > > > (Mountaineers Books, Seattle) is the best resource around. ACA's > > > stuff is good. It's tough to read a map while you ride. Just figure > > > you're going to stop to consult as needed. Once you hit the coast, > > > it's pretty well signed with green signs all the way to San Diego. > > > I'll send you a route slip from the Fisherman's Wharf Hostel that gets > > > you out of the city. > > > > Most mobile services will work down to Big Sur but then it gets spotty > > > until SLO. Have no personal knowledge of the devices or services you > > > reference. > > > > dougP > > > > On Apr 14, 11:07 am, Christine Masterson <crmaster...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > Just received Adventure Cycling maps for riding the Ca. Coast. I can't > > > > imagine being able to read them as I ride because they are so small, and > > > > details are written more than shown. > > > > The Rivendell guys suggested I post here to ask: > > > > 1) what MAPS do riders like> > > > > 2) I live in Oakland...what route do you like best for getting from > > > > here to > > > > the Pacific to head shout. Would be nice not to take the most strenuous > > > > route to begin. > > > > 3) I am pondering iPhone or Droid or Nexus One as an all-around stay in > > > > touch, see maps, email Warm Showers folks....comments? I am less > > > > attracted > > > > to iPhone because of ATT; and actually, I would love to avoid any > > > > contract > > > > with any provider, but it seems I cannot buy a contract-free Droid yet. > > > > > -- > > > > CRM says Got Mind? Got Bicycle? Got Bicycle Mind?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
