Big Sur with Danielle and Heather

We went down to Big Sur to check out the sights and do a little hiking. The Bixby Creek Bridge is always a favorite.
Wild, rugged coastline.
The Point Sur Lighthouse.
The support buildings on the big loaf of a rock that the Point Sur Lighthouse is built upon.

When the sea comes up a bit more, the lighthouse rock will become an island.
Down in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park along the river.

Hiking through the forest.

Looking up at the redwoods. I wonder how big the trees were before they were all logged.
The clear, cold water looks very inviting.
There was a whole flock of wild turkeys in the woods that kept gobbling at us.
Hiking through one of the meadows.
In a grove of big trees.
The understory is really lush because of all of the rain we’ve had this year.
Walking across a meadow.

There’s that inviting water again.
Sisters on the trail.
One of the many gorgeous bridges along the way.
I’m pretty sure some of those big boulders are jade.

The Old Lime Kilns at Limekiln State Park

We took a hike through the redwood forest at Limekiln State Park to visit the old lime kilns for which the park is named.

Lots of water flowing in the creeks this time of year.

One of the big kilns in the forest.

These kilns are really big.  You can still walk around them although I imagine in a few years the area will be closed off as the kilns become more unstable.

We hiked up the canyon next to the lime kilns to check out a waterfall.

 

Hiking up the Mountains to the Redwoods Along the California Coast

After a lovely night camping along the beach, Heather, Zach, Vera, and I headed up the trail and into the redwoods.

This is a gorgeous piece of coastline where a road was built in such an improbable location.

Just look at that kelp forest!

 

Some pretty California Poppies along the trail.

Partway through the hike.

Getting up into the redwoods.

Big, beautiful trees.

A beautiful creek in the redwood grove.

Crossing on an old redwood log.

Clean, clear water.

Looking down the canyon toward our campsite.