Elephant Seals

Dueling male elephant seals

Elephant Seal pups

The Lone Cypress

The Lone Cypress - on 17 Mile Drive

Squirrel

China Beach at Point Lobos State Reserve

The Ghost Tree on 17 Mile Drive

China Beach in Point Lobos

Pescadero Point on 17 Mile Drive

Point Joe on 17 Mile Drive

17 Mile Drive

Bird Rock on 17 Mile Drive

17 Mile Drive

Bird Island at Point Lobos

Rainbow in Pacific Grove, CA

Cypress trees in Pacific Grove, CA

on the trail to Bird Island at Point Lobos State Reserve

Point Lobos State Reserve - located just outside of Carmel, CA

Sea Anenome

Sunset in Big Sur

Sea Urchin in a tidepool in Point Lobos State Reserve

Big Sur Cabins and Campgrounds - where we camped out

Sea Urchins

The Big Sur coastline under stormy skies

Point Lobos State Reserve

Salmon Creek Falls on Highway 1

Snow and surf near Big Sur, CA - it was cold that weekend!

view from the upstairs deck at the Nepenthe Cafe

Lucia Lodge on Highway 1

view from the Lucia Lodge on Highway 1 - my dad worked here when he was a teenager

Poison Oak - a very prevalent plant in the Big Sur area - it is best to stay on the trails and don't touch any plants - it makes me itchy just looking at it.

Nepenthe Restaurant

A lynx we saw at the Nepenthe Restaurant in Big Sur, CA

waterfall on the beach

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - near Big Sur, CA

Big Sur coastline as seen from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

waterfall on the beach in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - near Big Sur, CA

Waterfall Trail in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - most of all of the greenery on both sides of the trail is poison oak

Calla Lily

the famous Bixy Bridge along Highway 1

The rocky Big Sur coastline as seen from Rocky Point

The rugged Big Sur coastline

The BIg Sur coastline

Santa Barbara

Well, it has taken a while to get around to it, but I posted pics of my trip to Santa Barbara from a few weeks ago. There won't be too much narrative here, since I didn't camp out or anything, but we did end up going to the Botanic Gardens, La Cumbre Peak, Stearns Wharf and to the arts and crafts exhibit which is held on every Sunday on Cabrillo Street in Santa Barbara.

Here are some links which will tell you all about the places we went:

LINKS:

Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens

Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens Home Page

Stearns Wharf

Another page on Stearns Wharf

German Shepherd in Santa Barbara sporting the latest sunglass fashions

Botanical Gardens in Santa Barbara, CA

all about Toad Hall, created by artist Patrick Dougherty