{"id":8620,"date":"2024-05-17T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T04:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8620"},"modified":"2024-09-16T23:53:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:53:02","slug":"20220610road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/20220610road\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of June 2022 Trip to California, Cambria to Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my June 2022 trip to California, we drove from Cambria to Los Angeles, spending most of the day on the road.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0502.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Pounding Breakwater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waves Pounding Breakwater<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After driving through the best part of California&#8217;s Pacific Coast Highway from Monterey to Cambria, the remaining part of CA Route 1 didn&#8217;t follow the coast as closely and wasn&#8217;t as scenic. As a result, we planned to drive all the way to the overnight lodge in Los Angeles today, with fewer stops along the way.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Drone_Tour_of_Cambria_Coast\">Drone Tour of Cambria Coast<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>On the morning of June 10, I woke up slightly earlier than my friends. Since we reached Cambria relatively late the previous day (and hence didn&#8217;t check out the town), I thought it would be a good idea to launch my drone for an aerial tour of Cambria&#8217;s coastline (while waiting for them to get out of bed).<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 128%\"\">California&#8217;s Pacific Coast Highway between Monterey and Cambria had some of the strictest regulations with regards to recreational drones in the nation. In particular, they were prohibited over Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary below 1000ft, where Cambria was its southern end.<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0212.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cambria Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0229.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cambria Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0230.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cambria Coast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0212.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0229.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0230.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos overlooking Cambria&#8217;s coast.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0212.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cambria Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0229.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cambria Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0230.jpg\" alt=\"Cambria Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cambria Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0180_DJI_0194-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0180_DJI_0194-15.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Cambria Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0197_DJI_0209-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0197_DJI_0209-13.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Cambria Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Cambria Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DJI_0214_DJI_0226-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0214_DJI_0226-13.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Cambria Shores\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Cambria Shores<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Vp6keLISyU \" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 northbound<\/li>\n<li>0:17 southbound, overflying the array of hotels along Cambria coast<\/li>\n<li>0:48 inland, against the backdrop of mountains<\/li>\n<li>1:11 back towards the ocean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Morro_Bay\">Morro Bay<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After leaving Cambria, we took a small detour to check out Morro Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video from a dash-mounted GoPro capturing our drive from Cambria to Morro Bay. It&#8217;s obvious that this segment of Pacific Coast Highway didn&#8217;t involve as many curves, instead it&#8217;s more like the typical dry southern California landscape.<\/p>\n<p><video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/Road_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/Road_0610_2160p30_H265_9Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">3 minutes and 39 seconds, 2160p30fps, H265 only, 9Mbps\/254MB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As its name suggested, this was a natural bay, an ideal site for harboring recreational boats. At its mouth was Morro Rock (p6 below), a small hill \/ volcanic plug that overlooked the bay. We took a short hike to its foot where various cairns were scattered around (p3-4 below), like a collective form of art, created by its visitors over time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_110914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_110914.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Morro Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Morro Bay<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0495.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Smokestacks of Power Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Smokestacks of Power Station<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The station stopped producing electricity in 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0500.jpg\" alt=\"Cairns\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cairns<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0501C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0501C11.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Arch Cairn\" \/><\/a><\/br>Arch Cairn<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0512.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0512.jpg\" alt=\"Breakwater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakwater<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_110407.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_110407.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Morro Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Morro Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0517C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0517C11.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gull<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0496C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0496C10.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Otter\" \/><\/a><\/br>Otter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_110914.jpg\" alt=\"Morro Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0495.jpg\" alt=\"Smokestacks of Power Station\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0500.jpg\" alt=\"Cairns\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0501C11.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Cairn\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0512.jpg\" alt=\"Breakwater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_110407.jpg\" alt=\"Morro Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0517C11.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0496C10.jpg\" alt=\"Otter\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_110914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_110914.jpg\" alt=\"Morro Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Morro Bay<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0495.jpg\" alt=\"Smokestacks of Power Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Smokestacks of Power Station<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The station stopped producing electricity in 2014.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0500.jpg\" alt=\"Cairns\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cairns<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0501C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0501C11.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Cairn\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Arch Cairn<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0512.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0512.jpg\" alt=\"Breakwater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakwater<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_110407.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_110407.jpg\" alt=\"Morro Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Morro Rock<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0517C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0517C11.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gull<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/DSC_0496C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_0496C10.jpg\" alt=\"Otter\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Otter<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_105515_105523-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_105515_105523-7.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Ocean beyond Morro Bay Breakwater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pacific Ocean beyond Morro Bay Breakwater<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Town_of_Solvang\">Town of Solvang<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was a town on our way to Los Angeles, known for its Danish-style architecture. We decided to pay it a quick visit by having lunch here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_141308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_141308.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Solvang<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_141900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_141900.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Solvang<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_142015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_142015.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Solvang\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings in Solvang<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_142346.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_142346.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Solvang\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings in Solvang<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_142716.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_142716.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Solvang<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_133558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_133558.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lunch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_141308.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_141900.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_142015.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Solvang\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_142346.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Solvang\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_142716.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_133558.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the town of Solvang.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_141308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_141308.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Solvang<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_141900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_141900.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Solvang<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_142015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_142015.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Solvang\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings in Solvang<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_142346.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_142346.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Solvang\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings in Solvang<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_142716.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_142716.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Solvang\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Solvang<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_133558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_133558.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lunch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, unlike the mild weather that had spoiled us for the past two days, it&#8217;s the typical southern California heat from a scorching sun that greeted us in Solvang. The uncomfortable heat meant we didn&#8217;t have the mood to explore the town after our lunch.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Santa_Barbara_Wharf\">Santa Barbara Wharf<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After leaving Solvang, our next stop was Santa Barbara, in particular, the Stearns Wharf along its coast.<br \/>\nDuring our visit, the coast of Santa Barbara was occasionally covered in fog, which was sort of unusual given its reputation for sunshine and its Mediterranean climate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_153323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_153323.jpg\" alt=\"Stearns Wharf\" \/><\/a><\/br>Stearns Wharf<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_160759.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_160759.jpg\" alt=\"Aquarium on Wharf\" \/><\/a><\/br>Aquarium on Wharf<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_160851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_160851.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains behind Santa Barbara\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains behind Santa Barbara<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_161031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_161031.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Covered by Fog\" \/><\/a><\/br>Beach Covered by Fog<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_161120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Beach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_153323.jpg\" alt=\"Stearns Wharf\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_160759.jpg\" alt=\"Aquarium on Wharf\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_160851.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains behind Santa Barbara\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_161031.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Covered by Fog\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20220610_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_153323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_153323.jpg\" alt=\"Stearns Wharf\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Stearns Wharf<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_160759.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_160759.jpg\" alt=\"Aquarium on Wharf\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Aquarium on Wharf<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_160851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_160851.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains behind Santa Barbara\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains behind Santa Barbara<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_161031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_161031.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Covered by Fog\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Beach Covered by Fog<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/20220610_161120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/10\/thumbnails\/20220610_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Beach<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s getting late in the day, and with traffic jam predicted leaving Santa Barbara (it&#8217;s really bad..), we didn&#8217;t hang around for long.<\/p>\n<p>With dinner on the outskirts of Los Angeles, we reached our overnight lodge at 8pm, concluding the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my June 2022 trip to California, we drove from Cambria to Los Angeles, spending most of the day on the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[587,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8620"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8620"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9006,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8620\/revisions\/9006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}