From the Netherlands, students Maartje Houben of Soest and Jamtine Hoekstra of Mildam, both 22 stopped along Highway 1 about 10 miles south of Lompoc at 9AM one morning. They slept in Riverpark Campground and were bound for El Capitan for the day. An easy ride for them, they set out from New York in May and rode cross country to Oregon before turning south for Los Angeles.
Christophe Kern France / Credit Agricole tops Ballard Canyon climb in Amgen stage 5 time trial at Solvang.
