BIG SUR & CARMEL BY THE SEA

BIG SUR & CARMEL BY THE SEA

Here is a collection of photos from our road trip to Carmel and Big Sur last week. Highway 1 is closed to through traffic, requiring travel to Carmel via Salinas. Once in Carmel, one can drive south on Hwy 1 for 64 miles to the closure, and that was enough to get us past Big Sur and to enjoy miles of stunning views.

It's hard to say which landscape feature is most prominent, the ocean or cypress trees?

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View of sheep pasture from patio of the Mission Ranch Restaurant, a popular inn and restaurant owned by Clint Eastwood.	As we were leaving the dining room after dinner we spotted Eastwood at the bar talking to several people. He didn't notice us.	Images 3 through 10 were taken along Scenic Rd. on the Carmel beach. Cypress trees dot the landscape throughout the area.
	Signs warn of two way traffic around sharp turn on Scenic Rd.
		Nice view from our room.	We stayed at the Colonial Terrace Inn, one block from the beach in a long established residential neighborhood, very quaint and quiet.
Top of the "17 Mile Drive" before dropping down to the beach and the Pebble Beach Golf course.	The lower part of the 17 mile drive is primarily ocean on one side and Pebble Beach golf and fairway homes on the other.


The "Loan Cypress" is one of the most photographed trees in the world. Here are three of mine.

		Images 36 through 40 were shot at Point Lobos.
		Whaler's Cove at Point Lobos, looking back to the Mission Ranch pasture in far background.	Sunset as seen from our room June 1st.