Nearing the end of our drive, we pulled into the Point Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery. Almost immediately, the spectacular views and the sheer number of elephant seals on the beach entranced us.Piedras Blancas elephant seals draw crowdsAccording to Highway1RoadTrip.com, the Piedras Blancas rookery hosts about 24,000 elephant seals each year. That’s a lot of … [Read more...] about Visiting with the Piedras Blancas elephant seals
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The elephant seal rookery at Point Piedras Blancas
Saying goodbye to the incredible rocky coastline of Highway 1, we set our sights on our next destination. Our sense of anticipation grew as we neared, and soon we were turning into the parking lot of the elephant seal rookery at Point Piedras Blancas. On our journey down California’s Highway 1, we’d seen plenty of reasons why the drive is considered iconic. From … [Read more...] about The elephant seal rookery at Point Piedras Blancas
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Tall redwoods, rushing river water, and mountain peaks. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park has all of that and more.We left Monterey early on the morning of October 18. Our first stop of the day was at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, where we’d been completely blown away. Eager to see what the trip down the coast would bring, we headed toward Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park with … [Read more...] about Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Three iconic views from Point Lobos
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve might not capture the heart of every single person immediately, but the views should help it come pretty darned close.Point Lobos views are everywhereWe were expecting grand views as when we planned our October 2022 road trip. Point Lobos was just one of many stops we looked forward to. We arrived at the reserve not knowing where we … [Read more...] about Three iconic views from Point Lobos
Photos of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
We stopped at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in search of spectacular views and photos, but found more than we ever expected.Point Lobos State Natural Reserve photosWe arrived early at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. Our route was going to take us down Highway 1 to San Simeon. At 87 miles, it’s a short drive. But those miles are packed with epic views, incredible … [Read more...] about Photos of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve