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| | Santa Cruz, California | Outside Online |
 | | The University of California¡Santa Cruz, just ten minutes to the north (students swear their ocean vistas blow away Pepperdine's in Malibu), provides a comfortable hippie-brainiac atmosphere, and thanks to some 10,000 acres of parkland added to the county register since 1997, the town won't have to rely forever on its big-wave reputation for image points. |
 | | On terra firma, cyclists spin along coastal frontage roads between Santa Cruz and the university, while mountain bikers head for the wild and redwoody Nisene Marks route in nearby Aptos. |
 | | SANTA BARBARA, CA: L.A. is close enough--but not too close. |
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