My Winding Road: Nacimiento-Fergusson Road South of Big Sur, California
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road from Highway 1 on the coast to the Fort Hunter Liggett guard post is about a 14.6-mile run. The road gains around 2700 feet from the Cabrillo Highway to the summit, then descends to around 1400 feet at the fort’s guardhouse.
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hwyhobo
Hey, stay away from MY winding road. ;)
The last thing it needs is the side of the cliff littered with pimped out Civics.
Seriously now - that is one gorgeous road. I've been going there for 20+ years. One of the most serene driving spots in California (I'm not telling what the others are ;) ).
Jonathan Fung
Sounds fun. They published my winding road a few months ago (probably THE only interesting road on Oahu) and sent me the shirt, which is pretty slick. Hmm, maybe I'd have to go interisland on the Superferry to find more roads.
Jason Lombard
I'm going to echo Hwyhobo. Oh, and add--please stay on your side of the (admittedly narrow) road. Some of us opt for two wheels when passing through Nac-Ferg.
Andrew
hywhobo, c'mon and share. I just move out to CA (Santa Barbara area) and I'm trying to get to know the place.
I've driven Big Sur. It was spectacular, but we started late (my girlfriend didn't want to leave San Francisco too early), so I drove at least half of it in the dark. That wasn't so much fun with a tense passenger and limited visibility.
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