Taft to Ojai (127 km)

Taft main street early morning

For any biker, Route 33 is a must. It leads from the North via Taft (were we stayed) to Ventura, through valleys with pistachio tree and wine plantations, later through the Los Padres National Forest, deep canyons and after Pine Mountain Pass it drops spectaculary down to the Pacific. Once it leaves the National Forest, Orange- and Mangoplantations fill the valley with their deep green.
We had the road almost the entire day for us, some Harleys thundered by, a few cars but otherwise nature and silance. So we could watch the scenery pass, this time with a bit of sadness, as our journey now is very close to its goal, the Pacific.
We will miss this beautiful parks and places, still unspoiled and incredible pretty. And we hope, more people see this beauty and help to protect it.

View back to the North, from were we came

After the pass, clouds from sea hung in the air, something we
not seen for weeks

Although we had left very early, the sun was just setting when we arrived in Ojai. That made our decision easy, we stay here in this small town. We found a nice little hotel, with Jacuzzi just to give our legs some nice relaxation.