I am getting ready for a mini-vacation (an anniversary trip) by car heading up the California coast through Big Sur, Monterey, on to Calistoga and Napa, and back through San Francisco/Oakland and LA to Carlsbad. We've taken parts of the trip before along the stunning California coastline south of Big Sur, and I have been "reliving" our journey along this route back in 2007 before we take off in a few days.
These are just a few of my favorite photos that capture some of the variety of the beautiful California coastline (just a few hours worth, mind you, from San Luis Obispo to Monterey). There's lots going on real estate-wise so I won't be Internet free, and I might even share some photos along the way. Hopefully our coastal weather will improve - the marine layer has been particularly stubborn right along the coast. It doesn't feel like summer at all.
The edge of the continent is an amazing drive if you've never done it, if only for a few hours. Enjoy!
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Hi Jeff,
Nice to hear you're going to have some time away to celebrate your anniversary! Love your photos, we're so fortunate to have some of the most spectatular coastline in the world, right here. That is one very special place, I personally never get enough of.
Have a great trip!!!
Thanks,Lynda. We are very excited. Lots of driving, family, good wine, and some time away. Alas, I have some work I expect will follow along but with my trusty Blackberry, laptop, and coverage back in Carlsbad all will be fine.
We really are VERY fortunate. The experience of driving along this coastline is not to be missed.
Jeff
Nice pictures! I lived in Monterey for several years and enjoyed the area very much. Enjoy your vacation!
California has to be one of the most beautiful states in the country. Drive safely and enjoy.
Enjoy your trip! That sounds like a route I would enjoy!
kk
Hi Jeff, I am sure this will be so enjoyed. Like Lynda, I never get tired of it and have colllected so many photos and memories of my experiences. Have a safe and wonderful journey.
Jeff: Have a great trip. I just did that journey on Memorial Day weekend. I can not get enough of that journey either heading south or north. Great photo's.
I've done it and it is one of the most memorable drives I have. Our drive was from LA to San Francisco along the coast highway.
FABULOUS. Enjoy your adventure.
Hope you have a wonderful time! Big Sur - that was always someplace I wanted to get to while in college but never did manage to see. One of these days..................
Rick - thanks. How fortunate you were to have lived there
Jane - I plan to. Only wish I had more time.
KK - I have no doubt you would. And
William - thanks so much. I'm enjoying seeing all that CA has to offer. It is a remarkble state in terms of its topography..
Richard - we are looking forward to it.
Thanks, Lenn -we will cut inland sough of San Fran to save some time on the way to Calistoga. I am looking forward to seeing it all again.
Barbara-Jo - Keep it on the list - it is amazing
Jeffa
Jeff.i am on vacation too..my niece is in from Fort Lauderdale and we are enjoying the City ..whats up with the dead fish???
Hannah
Jeff, that is a wonderful ride, and your photos are just stunning.
Wow,
great photos. Enjoy your trip, that's a part of the states that I have to put on my list, I'll get there eventually.
Looking forward to more photos.
Jeff: Lately I've just been happy to get out of Lockport ... and here you go posting such enticing pictures for me to view (and excrutiatingly painful as they remind me I'm NOT getting out of town)! Hope your travels are good ones ... and safe. Enjoy ...
Gene
Sounds like you're in for a great trip...good for you--enjoy! i once bicycled from Palo Alto over to Hwy. 1 and then all the way down to San Luis Obispo. It was an awesome ride, especially from Santa Cruz to Big Sir.
Jeff I have done that drive and it is beautiful and I would love to do it again someday.
We've taken this trip before, and I just recently mentioned taking it again. BEAUTIFUL pic's.
Hannah - haha, those are seals sleeping on the beach in a nature preserve.
Pat - hopefully this trip will be equally so, with some pics of some other areas I haven't seen yet.
Jeff
Jeff,
These photo;s are breath-taking, I would love to visit the West coast someday. Enjoy your anniversary! :)
John J- it is an area you will love and never forget. Hope you get out here sometime.
Gene - ha ha. Yeah, I get that. Seems I was in a rut for along time but recently have been traveling quite a bit for work. I continue to enjoy learning more about CA - there is so much here and the state is HUGE. I expect there are parts I will never see.
John T - how fortunate. I thought about what fun a bike ride would be when I drove this before. I haven't done much biking in quite a while.
George - so you KNOW how beautiful it is. Hopefully the area will have recovered from the devastating fires there a year or two ago.
Kat - thanks for stopping by. But I imagine you have some spectacular scenery in your area as well.
Jeff
Thanks, Suzanne. We will. Hope you will get out here sometime. It is so different from NE in many ways. But of course there are spectacular beaches and other views in NE as you know. :)
Jeff
Wow! Those are great pictures.....
Jamey
Hi Jeff! If there was a "love' button, I would have pressed that instead of the 'like' button!! What a wonderful trip you'll soon be taking--your coastline is SO not like ours and is just so beautiful (not that ours isn't)! I hope you have a fabulous anniversary and can't wait for the photos--yours are always so gorgeous!
Jeff those are simply gorgeous photos! I can't wait to see more! Have a great time and be safe!
Jeff: Great shots.....welcome to my world! It's like being on vacation all the time living in such a beautiful place. Have a wonderful visit.
Jeff: Great shots.....welcome to my world! It's like being on vacation all the time living in such a beautiful place. Have a wonderful visit.
Jeff - Happy Anniversary! I have had the pleasure of driving up the coast and the scenery is breathtaking, just like your photos. Have a wonderful trip and try to step away from the computer as often as possible. ;-)