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But the real Crown Jewels here are California Wines.
Best in the world....no contest....and so cheap its hard to believe.
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Touring South West USA

In October 2002, after being in LA for work, I spend a week touring on a rented BMW R850R.
Maybe some of the routes I took and places I visited are interesting for you too.

You can read my trip report on my website:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jkrijt/trips/usa2002/index.shtml

By the way, I enjoyed reading your weblog.
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Yuma Simon 'ol buddy, you really should stay in your own sphere of knowledge here bud. Highway 5 is truly cruel advice for a stranger. Are you Irish? Do you hate the English? BTW, Hiway 5 comes 70 miles from San Fran at its nearest. But it is great when you really need to just GET THERE.
Actually, some of my best friends are British...

Yeah, I messed up with my highway/freeway geography, but 70 miles can be done in about an hour. Plus, the 5 was only an option as I wasn't sure how much time he had in the US. (Total of 3 months for the entire trip, or 3 months for the US part?) If he needed to "get there" then the 5 is an alternate. If he has some leisure time in the States, then, by all means, and by the grace of God, avoid any of the freeways/highways/interstates pretty much anywhere in the US, but California in particular!! (Take the backroads/biways/frontage roads)

BTW, if you read his trip through Africa, then you will probably agree that he will end up moving to Vegas, if he can help it...
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I've just returned form a 3-month 15,000mile motorcycle ride around the US from the East Coast to the Pacific and back again. My bike was a Honda ST1100 Pan European.

Please feel free to have a look at my website http://groups.msn.com/FROMSEATOSHININGSEAANDBACK

I rode in the area you are discussing, from Yuma to San Diego then north up R5 to Los Angeles then Malibu. I then cut inland to Barstow and Las Vegas. After a few days, I headed west into Death Valley calling in at Badwater (one of the lowest places on the Earth's crust) staying the night at Stovepipe Wells (118f at 4pm), then on to Tioga Pass and Yosemite for a few days then on to San Francisco. I then headed down the R1 to Big Sur, a superb road but overtaking possibilities reduced by the speed limits and double yellow lines.
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If your gonna be on the west coast around San Fran then you'll have to see the redwoods, crater lake then ride the Oregon coast from Goldbeach to Newport. Try to see as many of the parks as possible; Gran Canyon, Zion, Arches, Yellowstone, Glacier/Waterton all must do's. Just do like I do and get the N.P. pass for $50, it'll save you in the long run.
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Smile Your wrong Patrick........

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We have these funny things called "Seasons", unlike
Blighty where its only ever constant rain.....
In "Blighty" ( I'm an Ex-Pat for a reason!) we had the Snow and Ice Season,
The howling Gales Season, and The Foggy Season..... and sometime in August, usually the 13th and 14th we have Summer........ so as you can see, its not JUST , The Misery varies........

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