About Sam
🇺🇸 I'm a Californian who recently returned from a 20-month stay in Spain. I love exploring by bike and on foot.
🇪🇸 Soy un Californiano que acaba de vivir 20 meses en España. Me encanta explorar en bici y a pie.
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2,562 km
166:15 h
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Sam went cycling.
6 days ago
Lompoc Surf Amtrak has got to be the best station in the US.
01:02
19.9km
19.4km/h
40m
60m
Sam went cycling.
6 days ago
Valley-side of Refugio Road is a little bumpy on 28mm tires but it works!
03:04
60.2km
19.7km/h
940m
840m
Sam went cycling.
June 29, 2025
My goal was to reach Lake Cachuma while avoiding dangerous traffic. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem possible. You can avoid the 154 until the end of Stagecoach Road, but then there's about 3 miles where you can't avoid the highway. The shoulder is often non-existant, cars are whizzing by at 45mph, and the side of the road is overgrown with bushes that you'll have to swerve into the road to avoid. Old San Marcos Road to Painter Cave is a beautiful and very challenging climb, however, and I would certainly repeat the climbing portion of this route if I wanted a workout with beautiful views. You can also get to Cold Springs Tavern safely by continuing along Stagecoach from where Painted Cave crosses the 154.
03:36
71.3km
19.8km/h
1,530m
1,580m
June 29, 2025
Highway 154 is a deathtrap, I would avoid at all costs.
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