Trip Report: Bakersfield to Grover Beach in a Bolt--Mileage Estimates Off

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It makes you think twice about what was previously an obvious route, 10-20 extra km may be worth shedding a couple thousand metres in elevation gain. Like the #1 vs #5 or #3 in southern BC.

Depends on how much of a hurry you're in. I'm retired, and for me the journey is just as important as the destination...

I agree, I don't think you need to be retired to go abut things that way, I got a ways to go and I prefer to take the odd way or drive in a circle rather than back and forth.