{"id":278,"date":"2009-06-15T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/?p=278"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:17:57","slug":"day-13-goleta-ca-refugio-state-beach-lompoc-ca-rain-and-a-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/?p=278","title":{"rendered":"Day 13 \u2013 Goleta, CA (Refugio State Beach) \u2013 Lompoc, CA \u2013 Rain and a Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>35 miles in 3 hours<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I woke up in the middle of the night, not suspecting that anything was wrong, but confused as to why I woke up. Suddenly I realized that my face was wet, and not only that but it was getting wetter. RAIN! I hustled up, threw my shoes on, hopped outside of my tent, and hastily threw up the rain fly (which I never put up, mostly due to laziness). With that emergency taken care of I went back inside and back to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>When I actually awoke in the morning, I noticed that it was still raining, and because my I did not stake down my rainfly, it was only half effective. I was nice and dry though, so I sat inside and pondered what to do next.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCwtC3A-jBQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I ran outside to brush my teeth and all that, and noticed that it really wasn&#8217;t too bad out. I also didn&#8217;t see my friends from the night before, and was sad that they probably got rained on in the middle of the night and had to move on. I then returned to my tent to again sit and plot.<\/p>\n<p>I eventually packed everything up inside my tent, loaded my bike, and then quickly packed my soaking wet tent. Yuk. On my way out of the campground I saw my friends from Berkeley again, who had chilled under and around the canopied restrooms and showers when it started to rain. I said my goodbyes to them, and headed north, into the rain.<\/p>\n<p>I got through the famous tunnel that terrifies bikers, and it was pretty terrifying. It wasn&#8217;t a long tunnel, but it was pretty narrow, and it was nearly impossible to stay to the right; you just kept getting sucked back to the middle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_279\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000400_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-279\" title=\"P1000400_3264x1840\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000400_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"The Tunnel\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000400_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000400_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tunnel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Afterwards I started up by far the biggest hill of the trip thus far. This sucker was not only steep, but it was long.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_280\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000401_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-280\" title=\"P1000401_3264x1840\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000401_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"And Slow Bikes\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000401_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000401_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And Slow Bikes<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_281\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000402_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-281\" title=\"P1000402_3264x1840\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000402_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000402_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000402_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolling Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_282\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000403_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-282\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-282\" title=\"P1000403_3264x1840\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000403_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back about Halfway up the Hill.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000403_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000403_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking Back about Halfway up the Hill.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_283\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000405_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-283\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-283\" title=\"P1000405_3264x1840\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000405_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"I am a part of the 'slower traffic'.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000405_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000405_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I am a part of the \\&#8217;slower traffic\\&#8217;.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I spent probably an hour going 4 mph up this hill. I was rewarded with an easy ride through the sun down into Lompoc. It was around 12:30 when I arrived and stopped for some fast food. With no campground within striking distance, a right knee that was having some issues, and a soaking wet tent that needed to dry, I decided to stop at a Motel 6 and make it a very short day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_284\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000406_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-284\" title=\"P1000406_3264x1840\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000406_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"The hangout for the night.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000406_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/P1000406_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hangout for the night.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XQvSERx_QAs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I spent the rest of the day doing laundry and sat at Starbucks for several hours working on the site. I also bought some supplies in Albertsons and ate a few more meals. All in all a relaxing and productive night.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-google-maps\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m32!1m12!1m3!1d105140.72598788257!2d-120.34489483385323!3d34.562474688323555!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m17!3e0!4m5!1s0x80e94c1e9067b5df%3A0x1706278019518cc6!2sRefugio%20State%20Beach%20Campground%2C%2010%20Refugio%20Beach%20Rd%2C%20Goleta%2C%20CA%2093117!3m2!1d34.4634996!2d-120.0702688!4m3!3m2!1d34.541567199999996!2d-120.35431759999999!4m5!1s0x80ec1eb55804417b%3A0xa42f541f8a2f2af8!2s1521%20N%20H%20St%2C%20Lompoc%2C%20CA%2093436!3m2!1d34.6630895!2d-120.4587205!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1732302882630!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>35 miles in 3 hours I woke up in the middle of the night, not suspecting that anything was wrong, but confused as to why I woke up. Suddenly I realized that my face was wet, and not only that but it was getting wetter. RAIN! I hustled up, threw my shoes on, hopped outside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-america","category-everything"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pokaz-4u","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1159,"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions\/1159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}