Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome back to our California motorcycle adventure.
We are in Paso Robles.
Bikes are packed up, and we're going to
grab a coffee before today's adventure starts.
You might know as of summer 2017,
the road to Big Sur, the PCH, is closed
on both the north and the south.
A lot of people think it's impossible to get
there, but there is a way, and we're going
to show it to you by taking
the following steps.
Let's go.
First step: caffeine.
Most people are assuming that
Big Sur is closed because of landslides
that took out the bridges up in the north
and also mudslides closer to the south.
There's a ton of parts that are closed
and restricted to only local traffic.
However, there is a road called the
Furgeson Naciamento Road that we're
going to try to take today.
It should drop us down a really narrow
canyon and put us right out on the coast.
Hopefully, we can have it to ourselves.
Big Sur is all about solitude, which is
a rare commodity these days.
Brother, are you ready for another
great day riding? Let's do it, Bro.
G-40
I liked Paso Robles.
Me too. It's chill.
A bit bousi for my taste.
I prefer the wine culture of Santa Ynez.
San Luis Obispo so far sticks out to me as
one of the best places that we've been.
Well, it's just a younger crowd.
They have the university there,
and they have a lot of the same things
that Paso Robles has, but just catering
towards more of our demographic.
Look at these houses, though.
Look at this, Dude.
This place, Paso Robles, developed a lot in the 1920s.
There was a pianist, a Polish pianist,
who helped cultivate wine and bring
this on the national, an international
reputation as a wine destination,
in addition to being the natural
hot springs that it always was.
Today we are heading out of Paso Robles,
making our way to Big Sur.
Problem is that the highway is closed,
like we said.
So, we're taking a back route
through the mountains,
through an army base.
We've heard from other motorcyclist
that it's a really, really fun road....
very remote, and I'm looking forward to it.
I think that it's one of those situations
where what might seem like a road block
is actually an invitation to get off the
beaten path, to try a new way there
and in the process, hopefully,
discover something even better.
Confucius once said that open roads
are meant for journeys, not destinations.
Let's go on a journey.
All right, you guys. We've just pulled
over to the one store out here
in the middle of nowhere.
We're at Lockwood.
It's 90 + degrees right now.
Seems like all the motorcyclist are
doing the same thing, pulling over,
getting some shade.
How are you feeling?
Trying to figure out where the next
gas station is because I don't think
there is one until we get to Big Sur.
Use one of your little spares.
We have fuel reserves that we're going
to have to use to get over the mountain.
It's cool. This is like a really.......
I really enjoy this section of the ride
because it's kind of like........... I never
knew that this part of California existed.
The mountain range is inland from the
coast, but the climate is different.
It's hot. It's dry. There 're oaks, ranches
It's just a different vibe.
Just on the other side is Big Sur
and the Pacific Coast Highway.
It's cool
Check this out.
Jesus is alive.
That guy's bike set off that person's
car alarm.
Got to fill up on water.
There're no stops until Big Sur, and
it's like 100 degrees right now.
Get it while you can.
Looks like we've just entered
Fort Hunter Liggett.
This is a U.S Army base.
Welcome to Fort Hunter Liggett.
Ladies and gentlemen, we've just
stumbled upon this awesome mission.
Mission San Antonio de Padua
right next to Fort Hunter Liggett,
actually on Fort Hunter Liggett.
Apparently, it's the third mission in California.
We grew up next to the first one, which
is in San Diego.
It just shows you that the interior of
California, back in the day, was really
integral to this ranching culture, which
formed the history of early California.
At one point there were 1300 natives
from the Salinas tribe
here with the missionaries,
and this was basically a large ranch.
It's such a trip to discover this.
It's right off the military base.
If we hadn't had this detour,
there's no way we would have found it.
Beautiful place. Got to come back.
It's all being restored and earthquake
proof so it should be around for another
couple hundred years.
Go take a little walk through here, but
continue on to Big Sur.
We've been driving up the road a little bit,
and we've just found this beautiful
little river.
It's super hot today, so.......
should we take a swim?
I'm doing it.
There're tons of wasps, and I just
got stung twice.
It's hard to meditate when you're getting
stung, but after four days on the road,
this is the day when I really feel we are
sinking into the moment, really
appreciating the here and now,
not worrying about what comes next,
what happened in the past,
just being present.
Even though I'm swarmed by bugs,
it's still nice to be here.
We've just crested the peak,
and we've just passed a sign that says
Road Closed 6 Miles Ahead on 1.
Although we can see Big Sur in the
distance, it's shrouded in clouds
and mystery.
We don't know really what lies ahead.
We know that we can get down there,
but we're not sure how much of the
coast that we can explore.
What a magical place, honestly.
I love this part of California......
Big Sur, the geography.
These mountains are so rugged
that there's really only one way in and out,
especially now that the PCH is
blocked off from the north and the south.
There is only one way in and out.
I cannot wait to get down there and
to soak it all in.
This is my favorite place in California.
First sight: the PCH
Yes.
Now we've made it to the end of the road.
Our adventure has not ended.
We need to go get some gas;
we've got to go get some food, then
we've got to go find somewhere to sleep.
Not to mention there's still 10 miles
of coastline to explore.
Let's hop on the bikes and see what
else we can find here in Big Sur.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen
We slept like babies.
We're totally soaked.
We're pretty much in a cloud, still.
Fog that rolled in yesterday has yet to
lift so everything is totally soaked.
Cheers. Bro. Coffee cheers. Boom.
Cheers. We made it.
Can you believe it? I can.
I need my bike Rocinante
because I was not sure whether to
try to take her beyond Los Angeles was
an exotic dream or whether it was
possible, but it's actually totally capable
of traveling long distance.
And I can go super far, and it just
makes me look at my bike as a
vehicle that can take me all the way
around the world.
I really had a great time with my brother.
Rediscovered the joy of motorcycle travel,
which I have not felt since almost
10 years ago traveling through Vietnam.
Discovered so much of our home state.
It's just been an amazing experience.
So thank you, Alex, for getting the idea
together to go travel by motorbike together.
Thank you Marko for finally saying "yes"
because I feel like I've been pestering you
and annoying you for at least a year now.
What was your favorite part?
Favorite part........I think probably
the roads out behind Santa Barbara
in the Santa Ynez... that kind of
ridgeline road where you had views
of the mountains to the inland and
the coast off to the left, and then
also back in Jalama Beach area was
gorgeous.
Honestly, there's just nothing better than
the freedom of two wheels and the fact
that we got to get out on bikes together
and explore our home state of California
and take all you guys and girls with us.
It makes me so happy.
I just want to keep doing it.
I want to keep going.
I don't want to end it here.
We'd love to hear from all you guys and
girls out there in the comment section.
If you enjoyed this series, please let us know.
This is something we definitely want to continue doing.
We should give a big thanks to all the
companies that helped us make this
possible: to Sena for the audio bluetooth
video connection; to Tobacco jeans for
our jeans with Kevlar,
Pack Animal for my saddle bags,
and Rev'it for hooking up Alex's jacket.
All right ladies and gentlemen, that's
where we're going to end it.
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In the meantime, stay curious, keep
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Peace.