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The Great Baseball Ride: A Volcano and Game 12; Seattle Mariners.

“Here in the corner attic of America, two hours’ drive from a rain forest, a desert, a foreign country, an empty island, a hidden fjord, a raging river, a glacier, and a volcano is a place where the inhabitants sense they can do no better, nor do they want to.” Timothy Egan, The Good Rain: …

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The Great Baseball Ride: We Drove Through a Tree.

“I want to go on a road trip. Just you and me. The highway, the radio, the blue sky, the back roads, and windows down. We’ll talk about everything and nothing. We’ll sing our hearts out, and we’ll make memories we’ll never forget. Just you and me.” Unknown We continue our drive north to Seattle …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Route 1 North of The Bay.

“You know what’s lame? Being in the car for-ev-er.” Soren We all had a good nights sleep.  The Ramada at the San Francisco Airport has been a good hotel.  Keke got it for around $100 or so a night. The location was been pretty good in relation to the airport and the stadium.  The room …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Route 1 and Santa Cruz.

Another travel day.  We took our time getting up at the Sea Breeze Inn.  We’d stay there again. Simple, clean, up-to-date, and a short walk to the beach.   We eventually continued up Route One and it was even more stunning than the previous days.  The Los Padres National Forest and Big Sur area along the …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Heading North on the PCH.

“I climb behind the steering wheel… I drive off immediately without once looking back; it’s a long journey but it leads to freedom.” – Corinne Hofmann Today was our 24th consecutive day on the road. No game today as our goal was to leisurely proceed up the coast via the Pacific Coast Highway. The coastline shortly …

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