There are a lot of reasons I love Morro Bay. If you don't know, Morro Bay is a small village on the Central Coast of California, north of San Luis Obispo. I have been going there for years for the beach, the cool summer weather, the awesome 9 Sisters morro's etc. etc. I have a 5th-wheel there now so I get to spend even more time. Morro Bay offers some great cycling. You can ride along Hwy 1 south as far as San Luis Obispo. You can ride north up through Cayucos, Cambria, Hearst Castle, San Simeon and points north. The Tour of California professional bike race comes right down that stretch of beautiful coastal highway. Then there are all the little canyons in the area that offer some really great riding, including as much climbing as you might want. For example, this past weekend I did a 16 mile ride over Turri Rd. I went out and back from South Bay Blvd. This is a narrow two-lane road with minimal traffic and offers some really good climbing, especially when coming back heading north. Only negative on this ride was the bee that decided to land on my pumping thigh and sting me for no good reason.
