There is so much beauty in the land east of Big Sur. However, there are also blind turns on narrow roads and Budget rental trucks speeding around them, and sometimes that’s how you find the noise you make when you think you’re going to die. Thankfully, I was behind the wheel of a car I’ve driven many miles in the past seven years, and we didn’t crash into the side of a mountain (or the rental truck). It was a close call though…