Around the United States by bicycle by Murphy Claude C. (Claude Charles)

Author:Murphy, Claude C. (Claude Charles)
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Cycling
Publisher: Detroit, Press of Raynor & Taylor
Published: 1906-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

SAN MIGUEL MISSION.

inhabitants being Mexicans and Spaniards. Nearly all the villages and towns have Spanish or Aztec names, to pronounce which it is almost necessary for an American to have his tongue slit, this being a few of the easy ones: Atascadere, Chaular, Hueneme, Tehachapi, Encinitas, etc., some of which nearly twist the alphabet out of shape.

Following the coast, passing through San Luis Obispo, we are in a mountainous territory all the time, and finally make the ascent of the Coast Range over the Refugio Pass, down into Santa Barbara, a resort town of three thousand inhabitants located on the ocean beach.

The climb by the Refugio Pass was over one of the finest mountain roads it has yet been our pleasure to traverse. The road reaches the summit winding completely around the mountain several times. At one point we look down and see the road over which we had traveled but a short time before, at four different elevations. At the summit a most delightful view lies before us, the shimmering, vast expanse of the Pacific stretching away until the earth and sky become one. It seems to lie at our feet, but in reality we are over ten miles from its shore line.

Summerland, a small village six miles south of Santa Barbara, is very famous, as here are situated the noted ocean oil wells. The village is located directly upon the ocean beach, and extend-

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