Califoria (USA): The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)

Well, what can I say about the PCH that hasn't already been said? It is just a fantastic ride from top to bottom. The PCH plays a role in hundreds of movies, dozens of motorcycle and convertible automobile commercials, and many many TV shows, it is fair to say that the PCH has been seen on most every TV set in the world.  With its long runs of road carved into the side of mountains, architecturally significant bridges, small hamlets to stop an refuel the bike and the rider, with little traffic, when not on fire, the PCH is the quintessential coastal roadway.  In short, the PCH needs to be traversed by every rider, at least once in their lifetime.  In my opinion, and sorry Jeremy Clarkson, but the Transfăgărășan Highway (aka Ceausescu Folley), in Romania, is not the best road in the world to run, it is the Pacific Coast Highway, and yes, I have run them both (see earlier blog post).   

I entered the PCH a bit north of Los Angeles near Ventura California, and Ran it all the way north to Dillon Beach, about 50 miles north San Francisco.  Along the way I passed throuugh tons of canyons, villages, beach fronts, and hundreds of miles of turny, twisty, die if you overshoot the turn, road roadway.  It was allot of fun. 

Leg Distance: 523 mi (844 km)

Total Distance Traveled by Motorcycle: 48,723 mi (78,585 km)

Countries/Territories Visited: USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, USA, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Transnistria, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China (for 20 seconds), India, Nepal, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Timor-Leste. Australia, USA