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Santa Barbara, County Highway 101

Refugio State Beach Exit
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Twenty miles west of Santa Barbara, the Refugio Road Exit flowed into view. Also called Exit 120, this offramp lead to Refugio State Beach.

Santa Barbara County Highway 101   •  Refugio State Beach external link   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 28 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 15:34:32 Thursday 7 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8098
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Buses and Trucks
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Seventeen miles west of Santa Barbara, a bus and a truck crossed an overpass.

Santa Barbara County Highway 101   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 28 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 15:44:24 Thursday 7 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8107
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Oleanders
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The center median of the freeway was planted with blooming oleanders. A large sign that towered over the road announced:

Patterson Ave 1/2
Turnpike Rd 1/2
State St (154) 3

Santa Barbara County Highway 101   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 28 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 15:46:45 Thursday 7 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8108
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Next 9 Exits
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Traffic grew more dense and slowed as downtown Santa Barbara neared. The sign above the freeway median announced

Santa Barbara
Next 9 Exits

Santa Barbara County Highway 101   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 28 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 15:49:05 Thursday 7 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8111
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Santa Claus Lane
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Nothing could speak Christmas more than passing Santa Claus Lane on a sunny California afternoon. The median sign read:

Santa Claus Lane
Next Exit

Santa Barbara County Highway 101   •  Carpinteria, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 28 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 16:08:49 Thursday 7 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8113
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Ventura Ahead
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The freeway followed a long curve alongside the Pacific Ocean. Ahead lay Ventura, then Oxnard, and finally LA.

Santa Barbara County Highway 101   •  Carpinteria, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 28 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 16:15:10 Thursday 7 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8116
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