{"id":8596,"date":"2024-05-13T06:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T22:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8596"},"modified":"2024-09-13T21:28:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:28:22","slug":"20220608monterey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/20220608monterey\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 of June 2022 Trip to California, Monterey Vicinities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first day of my June 2022 trip to California, we drove from San Jose to Monterey, catching the first glimpses of California&#8217;s rugged coastlines.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_193806.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_193806.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:139,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:59,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:39,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} 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trip south. Unfortunately, there were some availability issues with one rental shop (Avis), so instead we chose to have lunch in San Jose. By the time the rental issue was sorted out, it&#8217;s past noon as we left San Jose.<br \/>\nIn addition, lane closure along CA-17 caused some further delays.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Henry_Cowell_Redwoods_State_Park\">Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This park was a short detour away from CA Route 17 that connected San Jose to Santa Cruz, where a grove of old-growth redwood was preserved. The redwoods were the tallest trees\/creatures on earth, their soaring heights were both awesome and inspiring. <\/p>\n<p>Given our limited time, we decided to take the 1.4km &#8220;Redwood Grove Loop Trail&#8221;. This was a developed trail leaving from the park&#8217;s main parking lot, threading its way through redwood groves before turning back at a tree where Lt. John C. Fremont was said to once camp inside in 1846.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_152723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_152723.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_153817.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_153817.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"The Fremont Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Fremont Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It\u2019s said that Lt. John C. Fremont camped in the base of this tree back in 1846.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0021.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_154854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_154854.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_154944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_154944.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0023.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0023.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail among Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail among Redwood Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0024.jpg\" width=\"85.7%\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pretty convoluted group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0026.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0026.jpg\" width=\"85.7%\" alt=\"Redwood Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Redwood Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One branch was growing finely straight up, while the other decided to split up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_152723.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_153817.jpg\" alt=\"The Fremont Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0021.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_154854.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_154944.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0023.jpg\" alt=\"Trail among Redwood Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0024.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0026.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos along Redwood Grove Loop Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_152723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_152723.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_153817.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_153817.jpg\" alt=\"The Fremont Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Fremont Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It\u2019s said that Lt. John C. Fremont camped in the base of this tree back in 1846.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0021.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_154854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_154854.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_154944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_154944.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0023.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0023.jpg\" alt=\"Trail among Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail among Redwood Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0024.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Redwood Trees<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pretty convoluted group.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0026.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0026.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Redwood Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One branch was growing finely straight up, while the other decided to split up.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Halfway into the loop we were at the &#8220;Fremont Tree&#8221; (p2 above), whose hollow base was said to be &#8220;larger than the typical military tent of the 1840s&#8221;. While the tree was fenced off, there was another redwood nearby with an open entrance to its base. My friends and I ventured inside, and I would say it easily fitted a dozen people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0019.jpg\" alt=\"Base of Redwood Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Base of Redwood Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This tree wasn\u2019t fenced off, so one could duck through the opening and get inside.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_154249.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_154249.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Interior of Redwood Tree Trunk\" \/><\/a><\/br>Interior of Redwood Tree Trunk<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking up inside a redwood tree, under cell phone flash light.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0019.jpg\" alt=\"Base of Redwood Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_154249.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of Redwood Tree Trunk\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0019.jpg\" alt=\"Base of Redwood Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Base of Redwood Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This tree wasn\u2019t fenced off, so one could duck through the opening and get inside.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_154249.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_154249.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of Redwood Tree Trunk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Interior of Redwood Tree Trunk<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking up inside a redwood tree, under cell phone flash light.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Before we left the area, we checked out the nearby Roaring Camp, which was created in the 1960s to offer narrow-gauge train rides through the redwood forest, climbing the nearby &#8220;Bear Mountain&#8221;. Looking at the maps, there was a &#8220;trail&#8221; leading up to the same mountain, which wasn&#8217;t that much farther than &#8220;Fremont Tree&#8221;, so I guess the train was only for those not in the best physical shape.<br \/>\nAs for the &#8220;camp&#8221;, it was modeled after a small western village in the peak days of rail travel. We arrived after the last train of the day so it felt rather empty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0028.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Roaring Camp\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings in Roaring Camp<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0029.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0029.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Roaring Camp\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings in Roaring Camp<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0032.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0032.jpg\" alt=\"Railway at Roaring Camp\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railway at Roaring Camp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0028.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Roaring Camp\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0029.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Roaring Camp\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0032.jpg\" alt=\"Railway at Roaring Camp\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Roaring Camp.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0028.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Roaring Camp\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings in Roaring Camp<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0029.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0029.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings in Roaring Camp\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings in Roaring Camp<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0032.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0032.jpg\" alt=\"Railway at Roaring Camp\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Railway at Roaring Camp<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After leaving Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, we headed south towards Santa Cruz, and made a stop checking out its wharf. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Santa_Cruz_Wharf\">Santa Cruz Wharf<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, the wharf had a zoo of its own, mostly of sea lions resting underneath it. It&#8217;s not like Pier 39 of San Francisco where the sea lion population was excessively cramped, here they just scattered around in a very approachable state. The wharf had a few openings at its end where visitors could peek below the deck to watch the sea lions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0059.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0060C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0060C10.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lion under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sea Lion under Santa Cruz Wharf<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0061C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0061C10.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0058C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0058C10.jpg\" width=\"62%\" alt=\"Pillar of Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pillar of Santa Cruz Wharf<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It appeared to me that a starfish was clinging onto the pillar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0070C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0070C10.jpg\" width=\"67%\" alt=\"Gull Taking Flight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gull Taking Flight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0082.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gull<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0077.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gull<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0081C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0081C10.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gull<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0059.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0060C10.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lion under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0061C10.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0058C10.jpg\" alt=\"Pillar of Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0070C10.jpg\" alt=\"Gull Taking Flight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0082.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0077.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0081C10.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of animals around Santa Cruz Wharf.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0059.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0060C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0060C10.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lion under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0061C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0061C10.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sea Lions under Santa Cruz Wharf<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0058C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0058C10.jpg\" alt=\"Pillar of Santa Cruz Wharf\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pillar of Santa Cruz Wharf<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It appeared to me that a starfish was clinging onto the pillar.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0070C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0070C10.jpg\" alt=\"Gull Taking Flight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gull Taking Flight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0082.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gull<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0077.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gull<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0081C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0081C10.jpg\" alt=\"Gull\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gull<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In addition, I guessed that due to the abundance of food (fries) from the few restaurants on the wharf, a few sea gulls comfortably called this wharf their home.<\/p>\n<p>From the end of the wharf, it&#8217;s a clear sight across the bay towards Monterey, with a few fishing boats dotting the scenery. It would be a different scene later today along 17-mile drive in Monterey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0037.jpg\" alt=\"Boats in Monterey Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boats in Monterey Bay<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0064C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0064C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Boat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fishing Boat<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0050.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0050.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Beach Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Cruz Beach Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0051.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0051.jpg\" alt=\"Roller Coaster in Santa Cruz Beach Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Roller Coaster in Santa Cruz Beach Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0037.jpg\" alt=\"Boats in Monterey Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0064C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Boat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0050.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Beach Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0051.jpg\" alt=\"Roller Coaster in Santa Cruz Beach Park\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0037.jpg\" alt=\"Boats in Monterey Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boats in Monterey Bay<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0064C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0064C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Boat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fishing Boat<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0050.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0050.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Beach Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Cruz Beach Park<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0051.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0051.jpg\" alt=\"Roller Coaster in Santa Cruz Beach Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Roller Coaster in Santa Cruz Beach Park<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>With delays earlier today, by the time we left Santa Cruz, it&#8217;s 5:30pm. With some traffic along the way, we only made it to Monterey at 6:30pm, so we decided to check into the hotel first.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Hotel_Colton_Inn\">Hotel: Colton Inn<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Among the hotels in the area with good reviews and decor, this one was on the more affordable side. It certainly lived up to its reviews, I had a good night&#8217;s rest. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">The breakfast was sort of mediocre, but that&#8217;s not what we picked it for, considering half the people in our group skipped breakfast on a regular basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One issue I had with hotels along California&#8217;s Pacific Coast was their water. For both today at Monterey and the next day at Cambria, the tap water felt too hard to the degree that showering with them was somewhat uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_185706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_185706.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_185740.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_185740.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_185731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_185731.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_185706.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_185740.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_185731.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the hotel room of Colton Inn, Monterey.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_185706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_185706.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_185740.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_185740.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_185731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_185731.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After checking into the hotel, we still had more than an hour of daylight left, so we decided to check out 17-Mile Drive, a major attraction of Monterey.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"17-Mile_Drive\">17-Mile Drive<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was a scenic road through the tip of Monterey Peninsula, showcasing the area&#8217;s rugged coastlines and pristine beaches. Parts of the road traveled through private property and required an entrance fee, with limited time left in the day, we decided to leave the non-fee parts to tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a video from a dash-mounted GoPro capturing our ride through 17-Mile Drive. It\u2019s getting late in the day so video quality wasn\u2019t the most ideal.<\/p>\n<p><video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/Monterey_17_Mile_Drive_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/Monterey_17_Mile_Drive_2.5xmin_2160p30_H265_10Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">6 minutes and 3 seconds, 2160p30fps, H265 only, 10Mbps\/474MB.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 Leaving entrance gate.<\/li>\n<li>1:06 Roadside turnout along &#8220;Spanish Bay&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>1:47 &#8220;Restless Sea&#8221; stop.<\/li>\n<li>2:15 &#8220;China Rock&#8221; turnout.<\/li>\n<li>2:35 A turnout south of &#8220;China Rock&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>3:22 &#8220;Bird Rock&#8221; stop.<\/li>\n<li>4:55 &#8220;Fanshell Overlook&#8221;, known to harbor seals.<\/li>\n<li>The video stops upon reaching &#8220;Sunset Point&#8221; as it was getting dark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along the road there were a series of scenic overlooks. Since we visited late in the day, they were reasonably empty. Clouds were thicker compared to earlier today in Santa Cruz, as I vaguely recalled foggy shores were the norm for California.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0095.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0095.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_193802.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_193802.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0096.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0096.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0124.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0124.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0126.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0127.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree before Ocean\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lone Tree before Ocean<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_194657.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_194657.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_194747.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_194747.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0095.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_193802.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0096.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0124.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0126.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0127.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree before Ocean\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_194657.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_194747.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0095.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0095.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_193802.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_193802.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0096.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0096.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0124.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0124.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0126.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0127.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree before Ocean\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lone Tree before Ocean<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_194657.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_194657.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_194747.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_194747.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0098_DSC_0109-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0098_DSC_0109-12.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pacific Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A unique feature of the coastline along 17-Mile Drive was that, they were rocky, but not cliffy. The rocks were plentiful, making stunning sights of waves pounding them. At the same time, the shores had gradual gradients, allowing both great visibilities down the horizon, or the opportunities for brave souls to get close to the constant battle between rocks and waves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0130.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0131.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0131.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders along Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0132.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0132.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0135.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_195710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_195710.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0130.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0131.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0132.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0135.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_195710.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0130.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0131.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0131.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders along Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0132.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0132.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0135.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_195710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_195710.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0141.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0141.jpg\" alt=\"Bird Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bird Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0144.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0146.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_201202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_201202.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0149.jpg\" alt=\"Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0141.jpg\" alt=\"Bird Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0144.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0146.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/20220608_201202.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0149.jpg\" alt=\"Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0141.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0141.jpg\" alt=\"Bird Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bird Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0144.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0146.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/20220608_201202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/20220608_201202.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0149.jpg\" alt=\"Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the day, 17-Mile Drive wrapped around southern Monterey Peninsula, where it offered us views to the south, of foggy cliffs of the Big Sur region rising spectacularly from the ocean. I liked how the soft twilight colors and the appropriate amount of fogs added some sense of illusion to the views, like a teasing preview of our roadtrip tomorrow through Big Sur.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0154.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0153.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Coastline in Fog\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Coastline in Fog<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0156C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0156C11.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Cypress along Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lone Cypress along Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0159.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Boulders along Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders along Coast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The red grass field near Pescadero Point was the prefect foreground at twilight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0160.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0160.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The red grass field near Pescadero Point was the prefect foreground at twilight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0154.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0153.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Coastline in Fog\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0156C11.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Cypress along Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0159.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0160.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0154.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0153.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Coastline in Fog\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Coastline in Fog<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0156C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0156C11.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Cypress along Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lone Cypress along Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0159.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders along Coast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The red grass field near Pescadero Point was the prefect foreground at twilight.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/DSC_0160.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/08\/thumbnails\/DSC_0160.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The red grass field near Pescadero Point was the prefect foreground at twilight.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>We left 17-Mile Drive right about sunset time. After dinner in the nearby town of Carmel-By-The-Sea, we called it a day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first day of my June 2022 trip to California, we drove from San Jose to Monterey, catching the first glimpses of California&#8217;s rugged coastlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[587,2],"tags":[659,660],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8596"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8596"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8988,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8596\/revisions\/8988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}