Refugio Rd Pass


My part was 8 miles up & 8 miles down

Daves part was up - across - and down for a total of 38 miles.

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Refugio is a Pacific Beach Park

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We parked just across from the park

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The road starts out with rolling hills

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Its a pretty place

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There is even a flat spot with trees

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After 2 miles, it turns up with a vengenence and it doesn’t let up for 5.5 miles

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The same spot looking down on my way back. NOTE: coming down was easier than going up!

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I stopped a lot to take pictures. Not to rest, - but to take pictures.

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I included some Panaromas, but they do not display well on my web page.

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I took a lot of pictures

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Pacific in view

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The view of road over right shoulder shows steepness of climb

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Getting closer to top

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This rock has a rock in it

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I am sure it was created by the wind

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This is the top of Refugio road, but West Camino Cielo continues up for another 5 miles

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I continued up West Camino Cielo for another mile before I returned. Dave went all the way to Santa Barbara

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On the way down I stopped to take pictures, and let breaks cool

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Since we parked by the beach, it is still a long way back

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Santa Barbara is toward the far left

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The channel islands off the coast

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It was a windy day

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Getting near the botton, where I get ccar and go pick up Dave

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The following photos were taken by Dave on West Camino Cielo. Great view of the Pacific on one side & Lake Cachuma on the other

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Lake Cachuma under the clouds

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This area was burnt over a few years back

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Grass is back, but no scrub trees yet

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Broadcast Peak, and the high point. There was about 10 miles of dirt road

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Northen end of Lake Cachuma

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Bits of green show the area is slowly recovering from the fire

This young fellow was glad to finally get to the top

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Draughtsman’s Brewery

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They make great beer, and I made it there only 45 minutes before Dave

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