Wow, what a drive....

[marc at getty.net (Marc Getty)]

Blake Irvin wrote:
> the driving experience i remember best from that trip is
> coming down to the big sur area along 101 at around 3am -
> felt like miles of s- curves (i think it was 30?) - by the
> time i got out of the curves, i was so physically and
> psychologically exhausted (no power steering on the (heavily
> overloaded) civic) that i thought i was going to lost it on
> the next curve.  so we stopped for a break.  and heard, upon
> stepping out of the car into a dense fog, the biggest sound
> of surf i've ever heard in my life.  i can only assume (it
> was literally pitch black) that we were just next to a
> sea-cliff.  but i had the shakes too bad to try finding the
> edge...

Not 30 miles of S curves, try 74!

See: <http://endearth.org/pc135435_sm.jpg> and
<http://endearth.org/pc135437_sm.jpg>

I've driven it from north to south twice, both during the day. You have
given me a new challenge: drive it at night! :-)

-Marc