~cascadeclimber
Sat, Jul 20, 2002 (02:26)
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A place to explore the beauty and wonders of our National Parks, Monuments, Forests, and Preserves of the western U.S.
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~terry
Sat, Jul 20, 2002 (09:03)
#1
I have spent some time in the national parks and wilderness areas of California, Oregon and British Columbia. One of my favorites is Big Sur. I have vivid memories of sitting on a coastal mountain watching the sun dip in to the Pacific Ocean. This is 90 miles of rugged coast between Cambia on the South and Carmel on the North.
�Big Sur is the drive down the coast from Point Lobos to Nepenthe,� said photographer Cole Weston, son of Edward Weston and lifelong resident of Big Sur. �Thus, Highway 1, with its twin bridges and vistas, turns and grades is an integral part of today�s Big Sur experience.�
~cascadeclimber
Sat, Jul 20, 2002 (11:05)
#2
I was at Big Sur, Terry. Its such a beautiful area. Nothing like what we have down here in southern California. The coves and lagoons are so fascinating, especially if there are dolphins and sea otters swimming out there. Almost every time I go though, its always overcast or foggy, but that's central and northern California for ya.
~MarciaH
Tue, Jul 23, 2002 (15:17)
#3
Great Topic, Julie! Brilliant. Mention a link to it is your Geo topic. I juyst now found it by accident!
~MarciaH
Tue, Jul 23, 2002 (15:19)
#4
On the flight from Sacramento to Louisville we flew over Lake Tahoe, Glen Caanyon Dam, Bryce and Zion National Parks and... The Texas Stadium is that ids what they call that place the Dallas Cowboys play football... Been to all of them but the Texas one on the ground also.
~autumn
Mon, Jul 29, 2002 (21:59)
#5
We visited Big Sur a few times when we spent that month in Monterey last year. I abhor wind of any sort and so spent most of my time in Big Sur curled into a fetal position on the beach waiting for my people to come back from their explorations...
~terry
Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (08:07)
#6
Plasket campground has a great hiking trail and an incredible mountain stream with mint growing all around. Forget what that mint is called.
I was driving down highway one in my school bus and the engine blew up right at that campground and I had to pull off to the shoulder. Ten minutes after sitting there some hippie guy named Bob pulls up and sizes up my situation. After talking to him a short while he tells me, "you can have the engine in my pickup turuck sitting up on that ridge" and he points skyward toward the top of the coast range. Sure enought, he helped me tow his truck down to my schoolbus and helped build a teepee mount with a come-a-long and we popped that engine out of that old 55 International bus and popped his pickup engine in there and I was on my merry way again.
Cost $5 for a gasket. I had to hitch hike in to Monterey to get it.
What a cosmic occurence!
Plasket Creek is about 30 miles north of San Simeon on Highway One.
~autumn
Wed, Jul 31, 2002 (16:35)
#7
Cosmic, indeed! Are you sure it was mint and not peyote?