{"id":8265,"date":"2026-06-14T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T03:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicknguyen.com\/blog\/?p=8265"},"modified":"2026-06-14T19:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T03:56:12","slug":"cycling-500-miles-from-san-francisco-to-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicknguyen.com\/blog\/cycling-500-miles-from-san-francisco-to-orange-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling 500 miles from San Francisco To Orange County"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\t\tThe trip\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Joined two local retired firefighters on this adventure. Packed my bike in a box, hop on an airplane with a one way ticket from OC to San Francisco, and pedal back. Staying at hotels and even had friends meet me along the way. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nicknguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14194740\/Day-2-Santa-cruz-to-Big-Sur-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_39_PM.png\" alt=\"Day-2-Santa-cruz-to-Big-Sur-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_39_PM\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"433\" width=\"643\" title=\"Day-2-Santa-cruz-to-Big-Sur-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_39_PM\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nicknguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14194737\/652881091_18173542627399386_19024872324942564_n.jpg\" alt=\"652881091_18173542627399386_19024872324942564_n\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"800\" width=\"640\" title=\"652881091_18173542627399386_19024872324942564_n\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nicknguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14194745\/Day-2-Santa-cruz-to-Big-Sur-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_40_PM.png\" alt=\"Day-2-Santa-cruz-to-Big-Sur-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_40_PM\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1488\" width=\"1560\" title=\"Day-2-Santa-cruz-to-Big-Sur-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_40_PM\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nicknguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14195129\/Day-3-Big-Sur-San-Simeon-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_50_PM.png\" alt=\"Day-3-Big-Sur-San-Simeon-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_50_PM\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1446\" width=\"1570\" title=\"Day-3-Big-Sur-San-Simeon-Ride-Strava-06-14-2026_08_50_PM\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nicknguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14194749\/day4.jpg\" alt=\"day4\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1440\" width=\"1440\" title=\"day4\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nicknguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14194752\/day5.jpg\" alt=\"day5\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1440\" width=\"1440\" title=\"day5\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nicknguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14194755\/heatmap.jpg\" alt=\"heatmap\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"712\" width=\"712\" title=\"heatmap\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trip Joined two local retired firefighters on this adventure. 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