The goal of this day--and one of the main goals over this entire route--was Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA. A place much-touted for its awesome power and beauty, a testament to one of the great capitalists of the 20th Century.

( And yet, all I wanted to do was to go back in time and punch William Randolph Hearst in the face. )

( And yet, all I wanted to do was to go back in time and punch William Randolph Hearst in the face. )