Above, the soaring trees of Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Ah yes, I'm still in vacation mode. I've been culling through the piles of images I shot playing with the new Canon 7D MarkII, which yielded great results. But sometimes the good old iPhone 6 worked out just fine when the DSLR wasn't on me and produced equally good shots. So this post (the outdoorsy/nature post) and part two (the city-ish post) of the photo diary will be a mix of the two cameras and astute viewer can likely spot the difference.
A lone windblown tree at Davenport Beach
The pier at Capitola Beach
Big Sur coming up...
All the superlatives you've ever heard about driving along SR1/Pacific Coast Highway and its epic stunning amazingness are all true. I couldn't get enough of the view and I was completely mind-bloggled at the many mailboxes and driveways entrances that lined the west side of the highway. People live down there!? WTF? I sent out a wish to the universe for a dinner invitation to one of these homes during the short time we would spend down in Big Sur. Alas, this wish did not come true. As we were driving back from the Esalen hot springs at 3am blissed out on minerals, our little rental vehicle struck a rock of misjudged size and was promptly ripped of its oil pan. Major buzzkill. Thank goodness for insurance.
Onwards to the north...
Driving north on California 1 from San Francisco we headed to Muir Woods. We took a crazy winding detour on the Panoramic Highway, a narrow cliff hugging road that led us to Stinson Beach as alas, the Muir Beach access was closed. We went back south on the 1 with more twists and turns towards our lunch at the Pelican Inn before heading into the woods. We saw more epic trees and filled our lungs with delicious oxygenated air.
Having not been to the West coast since I was a very small child (so I don't think it really counts), I have to say you Californians are SPOILED for intense natural beauty! Oh, and great weather. I'm having serious denial problems about being back to the cold.
