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My Ride Home!

I like to take a scenic, twistie road home to destress from work. Its longer and slower but I rarely see any traffic and I get great views of the valley with Morro Rock in the distance. Instead of five miles of highway I take 15 miles of byway.
Starting out from work, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Starting out from work, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant		 The plant service road is seven miles right on the coast!
The plant service road is seven miles right on the coast!		 With some great views
With some great views
And some sweeping curves
And some sweeping curves		 Avila Beach View looking east
Avila Beach View looking east		 Avila Beach View looking south
Avila Beach View looking south
Occasionally I go up Cave Landing Road in Avila Beach view - looking south
Occasionally I go up Cave Landing Road in Avila Beach view - looking south		 Cave Landing Road view looking west
Cave Landing Road view looking west		 Avila Beach Drive from Cave Landing Road
Avila Beach Drive from Cave Landing Road
See Canyon Road Entrance from Avila Beach Road
See Canyon Road Entrance from Avila Beach Road		 This is where it gets interesting
This is where it gets interesting		 Smooth pavement, whoops and twisties
Smooth pavement, whoops and twisties
And more
And more		 There is a one mile section of dirt
There is a one mile section of dirt		 Dappled shade, creekside
Dappled shade, creekside
Prefumo Canyon Road climbs out of the creek to this view. That's Morro Rock in the distance (lower left)
Prefumo Canyon Road climbs out of the creek to this view. That's Morro Rock in the distance (lower left)		 The next hill
The next hill		 Rock, rocks, and Morro Rock
Rock, rocks, and Morro Rock
This is pasture land, lucky little guy!
This is pasture land, lucky little guy!		 Curves and hills
Curves and hills		 No margin for error
No margin for error
Starting the descent
Starting the descent		 Some real twisties
Some real twisties		 Down in the canyon, new pavement!
Down in the canyon, new pavement!
Inviting!
Inviting!		 Follow the arrow
Follow the arrow		 Prefumo Canyon - See Canyon Roads topographical map
Prefumo Canyon - See Canyon Roads topographical map

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