[SDCBC] Unfamiliar territory opens up this Sunday

[Mike Elliott]

If all goes well, the new North County Transit Center's Sprinter train 
[1] which connects Oceanside to Escondido (with stops in Vista and San 
Marcos) will start running this Sunday. For my wife and me, Escondido is 
terra incognita vis-à-vis bicycling as there is not a terribly easy 
route to get there from here in Carlsbad, so we are excited about the 
possibility of hopping onto one of those every half-hour trains with our 
bikes [2] and doing some riding out there this spring. The train route 
terminates at the Escondido Transit Center. Where can we find a list of 
nice bike rides that start near there? And more importantly, where are 
the good places to grab a good breakfast or brunch in that neck of the 
woods?

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1. http://gonctd.com/sprinter_intro.htm

2. "Bikes, wheelchairs and strollers are welcome on the SPRINTER. 
Passengers will enter the train car through doors marked with a bicycle, 
wheelchair or stroller emblem. Bikes must not exceed six feet in 
horizontal length, must not have any protrusions and must not block 
seats, aisles, doorways or exits. Please bring your own straps or bungee 
cords to secure your bicycle." http://gonctd.com/sprinter_howtoride.htm
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
Carlsbad