10-28-2020, 11:22 AM
cardcrimson, the Central Coast is underrated and, for a lot of Californians, undiscovered. Next time anyone drives from the Bay Area to SoCal, take US 101 all the way instead of cutting over at Pacheco Pass. Lots of hidden gems between Paso Robles and Ventura, especially if you are willing to wander just a bit off the beaten path (thinking SLO and SB wine country, towns like SLO, Cambria, Avila Beach, Solvang, Santa Barbara of course, etc.). Not to mention that Stanford plays Cal Poly SLO and UCSB in a variety of sports more often than you'd think. I attended a Stanford men's soccer game at UCSB just a few years ago.
My hometown in flyover country has had annual rodeos since well before I was born. When I arrived at Stanford, the closest thing to rodeo that students talked about was cow tipping. Santa Barbara holds its annual rodeo in early August during a big party called Old Spanish Days. It's nice to see that rodeo culture is thriving in Cali.
My hometown in flyover country has had annual rodeos since well before I was born. When I arrived at Stanford, the closest thing to rodeo that students talked about was cow tipping. Santa Barbara holds its annual rodeo in early August during a big party called Old Spanish Days. It's nice to see that rodeo culture is thriving in Cali.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)