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45. I so hope you get to take the train for that journey.

Sun Jan 31, 2021, 06:34 AM

Jan 2021

The PCH is wonderful.

There are many great trips to be taken everywhere, all over our wonderful country.

I personally have several trips I want to take. Last year, in 2020, I had planned to take Amtrak from Lamy, NM to Seattle, Washington, via Chicago, last year. Overnight from New Mexico to Chicago. A hotel in Chicago, then two overnights on the train to Seattle. What a wonderful adventure! Alas, the pandemic put an end to that trip, but I sincerely hope it will be able to happen in the future. Perhaps 2022, or in 2023. Probably not this year. Sigh.

The up side to all of the cancellations because of Covid is that I can plan on future travel with the money not spent.

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A huge piece of California's Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean [View all] groundloop Jan 2021 OP

It's very typical. Happens every winter. Those coastal hills are a loose jumble of clay and rocks. diane in sf Jan 2021 #1

Slippery clay indeed. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #33

:) Obviously made for vivid memories, though. Hortensis Jan 2021 #47

Yes, I still enjoyed it! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #52

Oh, no! We've camped up there, but pre-electronic advantages, Hortensis Jan 2021 #53

And here's yet another funny story. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #54

Lol. Snoots. We had our own encounter on getting lost, but north of SF Hortensis Jan 2021 #57

Lol, that's funny too! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #58

Oh, okay. I'd like to see Borat in that role. Reminds me a bit Hortensis Jan 2021 #59

i've driven that road a few times. seemed like a bad place to put a road to me. mopinko Jan 2021 #2

Being on the coast, a lot of erosion has happened since it was built. Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #11

when was it built? mopinko Jan 2021 #13

Between 1919 and 1937. Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #16

It's not winter if Hwy 1 hasn't been wiped out somewhere south of Big Sur... RockRaven Jan 2021 #3

ain't it the truth... stillcool Jan 2021 #26

Now that you put it that way, yes! :) Hortensis Jan 2021 #48

my luck MFM008 Jan 2021 #4

Wow. I'm glad no one was driving at night or whenever, and this happened while they were SWBTATTReg Jan 2021 #5

+++ agree. nt iluvtennis Jan 2021 #6

OMG - when will Apple release an update? My Pet Orangutan Jan 2021 #7

? TimeToGo Jan 2021 #19

The current MacOs is called Big Sur My Pet Orangutan Jan 2021 #21

😎 TimeToGo Jan 2021 #46

That is one of the most beautiful highways in the country. BigDemVoter Jan 2021 #8

every time i drove it mopinko Jan 2021 #14

Even while you're a passenger, with nothing to grip. pnwmom Jan 2021 #20

that too. mopinko Jan 2021 #22

A link to a video from the link in the OP: Worried2020 Jan 2021 #9

Floor it. My Pet Orangutan Jan 2021 #39

See "Thelma and Louise". We can't all be Evel Knievel. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2021 #51

Going to take a bunch of backfill loaded trucks to repair that washout. magicarpet Jan 2021 #10

They'll cut the road further into the mountain. I have a friend who lives near there whose family diane in sf Jan 2021 #40

That'll buff right out Baclava Jan 2021 #12

I Love Any Reference To UC Santa Cruz COL Mustard Jan 2021 #23

And Tom Lehrer! central scrutinizer Jan 2021 #56

Thanks for post burrowowl Jan 2021 #37

Uh, oh. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #15

We take the train from Union Station in Los Angeles to R B Garr Jan 2021 #43

I so hope you get to take the train for that journey. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #45

Thanks! We hope to take that trip soon, too. Amtrak R B Garr Jan 2021 #49

I'm not a real traveling type.... Upthevibe Jan 2021 #17

I think they'll need a bridge there...too big a wash out. patphil Jan 2021 #18

That's a 4-5 hour detour. ... aggiesal Jan 2021 #24

It is, for sure, my favorite road in North America. My life was changed by it, in fact. NNadir Jan 2021 #25

Orange Sunshine or Window Pane? Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #28

A far more powerful drug... NNadir Jan 2021 #31

What a great story! Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #32

Oh hell yeah ... mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #41

That is beautiful. joshcryer Jan 2021 #34

Love! FailureToCommunicate Jan 2021 #36

It Will Be Fixed. BlueCanine Jan 2021 #27

it will be fixed. Coyote45 Jan 2021 #50

Hmmm.....wonder if I should head back to Annandale? paleotn Jan 2021 #29

I drove over that section on my way to camp... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #30

Love that highway, except when I'm heading south on the passenger's side PlanetBev Jan 2021 #35

The Jewish laser from space nwduke Jan 2021 #38

Ding ding ding! A winner! nt Ilsa Jan 2021 #62

If only they'd raked the highway! Teddy Beer Jan 2021 #42

My God, he's such a moron. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #55

Jewish Lasers. sarcasmo Jan 2021 #44

Zoinks! Blue Owl Jan 2021 #60

How the heck do they fix something like that? Kablooie Jan 2021 #61

Blast and dig into the mountain. It should be cheaper. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2021 #66

Ramps on both sides twodogsbarking Feb 2021 #63

Yeah, it's scenic AF, but all of my memories of driving it intrepidity Feb 2021 #64

Traveled PCH more than I can count and love it every time. But yeah... Xolodno Feb 2021 #65