One of my favorite trips is the one I took with my best friends Tom and Liz to Big Sur, CA and flew the Wild Cattle Launch. If you've never been up there, it's really quite the scenic drive to the area along the Big Sur coast on highway 1.
Once there, you turn up Nacimiento Road then turn right on Plaskett Ridge Road (dirt) about 7 mi. up to get to the Wild Cattle launch site. Approximately 4½ miles down the dirt road there is an unmarked road coming in from the right. It looks about as heavily traveled as the main dirt road. Turn right and follow the road out to the front of the ridge (about ½ mile). When the road branches in three directions, take the middle branch and drive 100 yards to the crest of the ridge. You are on launch.
As you can see, launch is really a treat in itself as just a great place to camp or just hang out with a glass of wine in the evening.
I made a video of my flight; pretty much a sledder, but then again, it was November... The side benefit of a 3200' sledder is that you have lots of time to look around and in Big Sur, there is lots to look at!
Great video, Norm. Thanks for taking us along for the ride and the view! I would like to see it in full screen.
ReplyDeleteI'll repost it on YouTube, Donato.
ReplyDeleteHere it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i86SyovZ_U
ReplyDeletewell, the music DOES make all the difference! ;-)
ReplyDeleteDamn money grubbing running dog capitalists---won't let me use their soundtrack!
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