Every time I did US101 through Monterey County I was curious about
these two roads. They lead to Arroyo Seco, a campground in the Los
Padres
National Forest. This set is from August 1996, on the same day as the
G13 trip
photos.
This was a ride that didn't seem to be in California. The
mountains
seemed like something out of West Texas, though this area has too much
vegetation to be West Texas. G17 zig zags (and its a fast road, not
slow
and narrow) through the river canyon. You leave the National Forest
almost
right after leaving the campground, though some land north of the
entrance
is Forest Service land too, but it appears to be closed to the public
in
places.
The Arroyo Seco River runs through this canyon. Arroyo Seco mean
"Dry
Stream."
G17
and G16 East
California
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