Big Sur

This was a great trip to a great place that has taken place in the middle of May 2008. We started it on Friday just before 4PM in Stacey's brand new Jeep - it was our first road trip in this car. After a lot of traffic we have arrived at Big sur around 10:30PM. The last 50 or so miles of highway 1 (PCH) are very turn rich and cause a lot of delays. We stayed up past 3AM by the fire. On the following day we went for a short hike which was to a view point above the ocean. Great views were the reward for a gain of about 1600ft. We also saw a waterfall which is more or less the symbol of Big Sur. Later on during the day a group of us went to a water hole - up a river. There we swam in somewhat cold water for about 1h. After eating some more food we went to a bar to have some great time. Around midnight we went in two cars to the beach to enjoy it in the dark - illuminated by almost full moon. This great day was finished off with a long conversation by the fire which lasted past 4AM. In the morning we all had great breakfast - pancakes! After packing all our gear we were on the way back to LA. While on the road I have taken many pictures of the scenery seen from PCH. About 50miles from Big Sure, due south, we stopped at Elephant Seal beach where we saw many seals on the beach just resting - way better way to se seals than the zoo - you see more than 1000 in one spot. After fighting with some traffic we were back at LA around 7PM. This was a wonderful trip full of adventure.

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wonderful small beach	with seals	with Big sur coastline
we are enjoying this road a lot	waves from above	view of the road and the ocean
this is a view to remember from Big Sur road trip	this great coast line continues for many miles	taking a picture break
swimming to the shore is hard	some islands look like giant ships	some fog coming in
some are swimming already some are still getting ready	seals taking a nap	seal family
rocky coast	road is close to a rather vertical drop down few hundred feet	on Saturday we went on a hike that followed pleasant and cool creek bed
most are sleeping, some are swimming	more seal family	more of the great coastal views
more great views from our car	more coast 2	more beach areas
looking at the ocean from above	little paradise lagoon	its a long way down for a car that doesn't make the PCH pavment
interesting coast along PCH	hills in the low clouds	group picture from the water hole
great views from the car on the way back	great view of a bridge over a small creek	first glimpse of the ocean from the hiking trail
everyone goes rather slow even the Porshe	coast from scenic overlook	closeup of rock formation in the ocean
closeup of little harbour	close to the edge	beautiful scenery
as we get away from the Big Sur area the coast changes to more of a flat land	as high as the clouds	another view of the little paradise
another view of the coast	Trees are so tall its very hard to take a picture that shows the top and the bottom at once	Theresa, Ashlie and Tony
Theresa going up the river	PCH in all its glory	Great place to be at
Enjoying another great day	Elephant seal beach	Elephant seal beach 2
Boulder jumping while on the way to the river	Big surf	Big sur waterfall
Big sur is just great	Big Sur coast line is just wonderful	Ashlie at the river
Ashlie and Marie going for a swim

Album created on 2008-05-19 and last updated on 2008-05-19