{"id":8639,"date":"2024-05-14T10:36:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T02:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8639"},"modified":"2024-09-13T00:33:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:33:46","slug":"20220609road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/14\/20220609road\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of June 2022 Trip to California, Pacific Coast Highway from Monterey to Cambria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of my June 2022 trip to California, we drove from Monterey to Cambria, through the most scenic section of California&#8217;s Pacific Coast Highway.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0328.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0328.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rugged Coastline<\/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:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,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:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} 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With no appropriate overnight lodging along the way, we decided to spend the night in the town of Cambria <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(a few miles south of San Simeon)<\/span>, which meant we had a relatively long day ahead of us.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Monterey_Peninsula\">Monterey Peninsula<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Given the delays we experienced the previous day, our day began with (the free portions of) Monterey&#8217;s coastline.<\/p>\n<p>First, we checked out Lover&#8217;s Point (p3-5 below). Frankly, I couldn&#8217;t find anything romantic about the place to match its name. (It&#8217;s not like the rest of 17-Mile drive where &#8220;lovers&#8221; could sit and watch the ocean extending to infinity, just like how they envision their &#8220;love&#8221; would be.) Since it&#8217;s located in a denser, more populated part of Monterey, I even guessed it&#8217;s so named because the average &#8220;lovers&#8221; didn&#8217;t have the means to access the wealthy and exclusive (and arguably better) part of Monterey coastline (the private properties of 17-Mile Drive), and had to settle for here (something like a Cinderella story).<br \/>\nIt turned out the place was first called &#8220;Lovers of Jesus Point&#8221; back when the area was a Methodist retreat camp. Well, I would say it&#8217;s a rather misleading abbreviation.<\/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\/09\/20220609_102224.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_102224.jpg\" width=\"77%\" alt=\"Interesting Car on Monterey Street\" \/><\/a><\/br>Interesting Car on Monterey Street<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Somehow, this open-air car was a three-seater. (I could hardly think of any scenario when a third person would be willing to sit in the back, facing backwards.) It even got a Ferrari logo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0172.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0172.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Interesting Car\" \/><\/a><\/br>Interesting Car<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Half an hour later, we ran into that same interesting car at Lover\u2019s Point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0161.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0161.jpg\" alt=\"Beach at Lover's Point Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Beach at Lover&#8217;s Point Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0163.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0163.jpg\" alt=\"Beach at Lover's Point Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Beach at Lover&#8217;s Point Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0164.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0164.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Shore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders along Shore<\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_102224.jpg\" alt=\"Interesting Car on Monterey Street\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0172.jpg\" alt=\"Interesting Car\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0161.jpg\" alt=\"Beach at Lover's Point Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0163.jpg\" alt=\"Beach at Lover's Point Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0164.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Shore\" \/><\/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 around Lover&#8217;s Point Park.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_102224.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_102224.jpg\" alt=\"Interesting Car on Monterey Street\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Interesting Car on Monterey Street<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Somehow, this open-air car was a three-seater. (I could hardly think of any scenario when a third person would be willing to sit in the back, facing backwards.) It even got a Ferrari logo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0172.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0172.jpg\" alt=\"Interesting Car\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Interesting Car<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Half an hour later, we ran into that same interesting car at Lover\u2019s Point.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0161.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0161.jpg\" alt=\"Beach at Lover's Point Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Beach at Lover&#8217;s Point Park<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0163.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0163.jpg\" alt=\"Beach at Lover's Point Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Beach at Lover&#8217;s Point Park<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0164.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0164.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Shore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders along Shore<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, we continued driving around Monterey Peninsula, with its low-lying and rugged coastline, just like the previous day through the (fee part of) 17-Mile Drive.<\/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\/09\/DSC_0177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0177.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Small Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0173.jpg\" alt=\"Islet\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islet<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0175.jpg\" alt=\"Birds Resting on Coastal Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Birds Resting on Coastal Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0180.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0180.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Pounding Shore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waves Pounding Shore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_111603C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_111603C9.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0181.jpg\" alt=\"Waves off Asilomar State Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waves off Asilomar State Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0182.jpg\" alt=\"Asilomar State Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Asilomar State Beach<\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0177.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0173.jpg\" alt=\"Islet\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0175.jpg\" alt=\"Birds Resting on Coastal Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0180.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Pounding Shore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_111603C9.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0181.jpg\" alt=\"Waves off Asilomar State Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0182.jpg\" alt=\"Asilomar State Beach\" \/><\/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 from the coast of Monterey Peninsula.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0177.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Small Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0173.jpg\" alt=\"Islet\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islet<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0175.jpg\" alt=\"Birds Resting on Coastal Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Birds Resting on Coastal Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0180.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0180.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Pounding Shore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waves Pounding Shore<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_111603C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_111603C9.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0181.jpg\" alt=\"Waves off Asilomar State Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waves off Asilomar State Beach<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0182.jpg\" alt=\"Asilomar State Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Asilomar State Beach<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Point_Lobos\">Point Lobos<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After leaving Monterey, our first stop was Point Lobos. To me it&#8217;s a bit of everything, a rugged peninsula, a marine habitat, and some historic relics. To summarize, it&#8217;s like a miniature version of Big Sur.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, we first checked out Whalers Cove, one of the larger coves in the vicinity. Whaling was conducted in the region in the late 19th century, with a cabin\/museum nearby (which we didn&#8217;t visit) showcasing the history.<br \/>\nIt felt to me that the cove was covered in sea weeds (p1-3 below) and not suitable for navigation, at least, without whalers actively cleaning them up.<br \/>\nIt also offered us the final sights of Carmel Bay before we headed south.<\/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\/09\/20220609_115202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_115202.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Whalers Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Whalers Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_115638.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_115638.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Whalers Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Whalers Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0185.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Coal Chute Point across Whalers Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coal Chute Point across Whalers Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some visitors visible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0187.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0187.jpg\" alt=\"Big Dome Mountain across Bluefish Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Big Dome Mountain across Bluefish Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_120119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_120119.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Rocks off Canary Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks off Canary Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0203.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks off Canary Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks off Canary Point<\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_115202.jpg\" alt=\"Whalers Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_115638.jpg\" alt=\"Whalers Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0185.jpg\" alt=\"Coal Chute Point across Whalers Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0187.jpg\" alt=\"Big Dome Mountain across Bluefish Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_120119.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks off Canary Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0203.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks off Canary Point\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_115202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_115202.jpg\" alt=\"Whalers Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Whalers Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_115638.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_115638.jpg\" alt=\"Whalers Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Whalers Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0185.jpg\" alt=\"Coal Chute Point across Whalers Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coal Chute Point across Whalers Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some visitors visible.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0187.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0187.jpg\" alt=\"Big Dome Mountain across Bluefish Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Big Dome Mountain across Bluefish Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_120119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_120119.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks off Canary Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks off Canary Point<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0203.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks off Canary Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks off Canary Point<\/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\/09\/DSC_0189_DSC_0200-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0189_DSC_0200-12.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean from Whalers Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ocean from Whalers Cove<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, after that, we only found parking at Weston Beach inside the Natural Reserve, so we checked it out. The seas were relatively calm here, so my friends went searching for marine life, and they were quite fruitful (p3-6 below).<\/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\/09\/DSC_0204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0204.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0205.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders along Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0207C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0207C11.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Sea Life\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sea Life<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Like a starfish, only that it had 4 arms instead of 5.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0211C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0211C11.jpg\" alt=\"Crab\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crab<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0218.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Urchins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sea Urchins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0221C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0221C11.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Crab\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crab<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s very hard to focus under water.<\/span><\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0204.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0205.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0207C11.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Life\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0211C11.jpg\" alt=\"Crab\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0218.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Urchins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0221C11.jpg\" alt=\"Crab\" \/><\/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 the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0204.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0205.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders along Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0207C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0207C11.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Life\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sea Life<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Like a starfish, only that it had 4 arms instead of 5.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0211C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0211C11.jpg\" alt=\"Crab\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crab<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0218.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Urchins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sea Urchins<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0221C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0221C11.jpg\" alt=\"Crab\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crab<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s very hard to focus under water.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"China_Lookout\">China Lookout<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was one of the roadside turnouts after leaving Point Lobos. The wild colors of grass complemented the palette in sight.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Unfortunately, the wind was strong and as a result, I lost my camera&#8217;s lens cap here. &#x1FAE8;<\/span><\/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\/09\/DSC_0231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0231.jpg\" alt=\"Hills along Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills along Pacific Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_125610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_125610.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Rocks off Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks off Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_124823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_124823.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked the blend of colors here.<\/span><\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0231.jpg\" alt=\"Hills along Pacific Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_125610.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks off Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_124823.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-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from China Lookout.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0231.jpg\" alt=\"Hills along Pacific Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills along Pacific Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_125610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_125610.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks off Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks off Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_124823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_124823.jpg\" alt=\"Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked the blend of colors here.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Soberanes_Point\">Soberanes Point<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was on a small hill, accessed by a 300m one-way trail with about 30m elevation gain. Parking was limited at its two trailheads, but this wasn&#8217;t as popular as some of the other turnouts as we had no trouble parking. At its top, it properly overlooked the coastline to the north, and I was fond of the yellow flowers that decorated the landscape (p1 below). Wind was very strong on top of the hill, so we didn&#8217;t linger there for long.<\/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\/09\/DSC_0240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0240.jpg\" alt=\"Shores beyond Flowery Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores beyond Flowery Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0233C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0233C11.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0238C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0238C11.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_131732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_131732.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0240.jpg\" alt=\"Shores beyond Flowery Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0233C11.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0238C11.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_131732.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-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Soberanes Point.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0240.jpg\" alt=\"Shores beyond Flowery Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores beyond Flowery Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0233C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0233C11.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0238C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0238C11.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_131732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_131732.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I tried mounting a GoPro on the side window of the car, facing the ocean. Here&#8217;s a clip that it captured from approximately Bixby Bridge to Big Sur.<\/p>\n<p><video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/Ocean_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/Ocean_2160p30_H265_8Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">9 minutes and 5 seconds, 2160p30fps, H265 only, 8Mbps\/576MB. Bixby Bridge crossing at around 1:23, thumbnail of Bixby Bridge view at around 3:04.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Bixby_Bridge\">Bixby Bridge<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Next we made a stop before crossing Bixby Bridge, arguably the most iconic bridge of California&#8217;s Pacific Coast Highway. When completed in 1932, it was the highest single-span arch bridge in the world. There was a turnout at its northern end, where people could admire its majesty against the soaring cliffs in its background.<\/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\/09\/20220609_133929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_133929.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Bixby Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bixby Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0261.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0261.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0253.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0252.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Arch<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_132854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_132854.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Cove by Kasler Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cove by Kasler Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0266C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0266C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastal Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0272C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0272C10.jpg\" alt=\"Point Sur\" \/><\/a><\/br>Point Sur<\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_133929.jpg\" alt=\"Bixby Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0261.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0253.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0252.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_132854.jpg\" alt=\"Cove by Kasler Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0266C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0272C10.jpg\" alt=\"Point Sur\" \/><\/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<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_133929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_133929.jpg\" alt=\"Bixby Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bixby Bridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0261.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0261.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0253.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0252.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Arch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_132854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_132854.jpg\" alt=\"Cove by Kasler Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cove by Kasler Point<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0266C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0266C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastal Road<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0272C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0272C10.jpg\" alt=\"Point Sur\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Point Sur<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Not long after leaving Bixby Bridge, the road briefly headed inlands as we approached the town of Big Sur. This was the most developed area between Carmel and San Simeon, featuring &#8220;a few&#8221; restaurants and hotels, so we decided to have lunch here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_143211.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_143211.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lunch<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At &#8220;Big Sur Roadhouse&#8221;, one that only served breakfast and lunch.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Pfeiffer_Beach\">Pfeiffer Beach<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After lunch, we decided to check out Pfeiffer Beach, which was known for its unique pink\/purple-colored sands and arches in the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The 2-mile-long access road to Pfeiffer Beach was paved but in poor condition, it was also narrow that required frequency stopping to accommodate oncoming traffic. <\/p>\n<p>In the end, this was probably the least memorable part of the day. My friends and I identified an opening in one boulder closest to the parking lot (p1 below), not knowing that we needed to head a few more steps north to see the opening\/arch that Pfeiffer Beach was known for (that one was completely in the ocean, with no other boulders in front of it obstructing the view). Furthermore, I wouldn\u2019t describe the sand here as \u201cpink\u201d (p4 below), not under the bright midday sun.<\/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\/09\/DSC_0314.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0314.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder at Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder at Pfeiffer Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0313.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Pounding Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waves Pounding Pfeiffer Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_153917.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_153917.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pfeiffer Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0315.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Pink Sand at Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pink Sand at Pfeiffer Beach<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Under the midday sun, it took my best postprocessing to make the sand look pink.<\/span><\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0314.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder at Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0313.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Pounding Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_153917.jpg\" alt=\"Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0315.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Sand at Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/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 from Pfeiffer Beach.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0314.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0314.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder at Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulder at Pfeiffer Beach<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0313.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Pounding Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waves Pounding Pfeiffer Beach<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_153917.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_153917.jpg\" alt=\"Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pfeiffer Beach<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0315.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Sand at Pfeiffer Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pink Sand at Pfeiffer Beach<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Under the midday sun, it took my best postprocessing to make the sand look pink.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Julia_Pfeiffer_Burns_State_Park\">Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After leaving Pfeiffer Beach, there were a few notable roadside turnouts in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. This time, the rugged coastline was accompanied by layers of mountains rising above it, with thin fogs adding to the allure of the scene.<\/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\/09\/DSC_0319.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0319.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rugged Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0320.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline with Thin Fog\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline with Thin Fog<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0321.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch in Partington Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Arch in Partington Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_162821.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_162821.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Coves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coves<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0322.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0322.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks along Shore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks along Shore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0329.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rugged Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0344.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0344.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rugged Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0345C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0345C11.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch in Ocean\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Arch in Ocean<\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0319.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0320.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline with Thin Fog\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0321.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch in Partington Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_162821.jpg\" alt=\"Coves\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0322.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks along Shore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0329.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0344.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0345C11.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch in Ocean\" \/><\/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<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0319.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0319.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rugged Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0320.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline with Thin Fog\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline with Thin Fog<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0321.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch in Partington Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Arch in Partington Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_162821.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_162821.jpg\" alt=\"Coves\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coves<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0322.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0322.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks along Shore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks along Shore<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0329.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rugged Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0344.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0344.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rugged Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0345C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0345C11.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Arch in Ocean\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Arch in Ocean<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the park was McWay Falls, a 24m-tall waterfall along the coast. Depending on the tide, it falls either onto the beach or the ocean. Its viewpoint was accessed from the parking lot via a short 500m trail. During our visit, the last part of the trail was closed for maintenance, but that did not affect us viewing the waterfall.<\/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\/09\/DSC_0357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0357.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>McWay Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_170919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_170919.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"McWay Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>McWay Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0359.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Rock in McWay Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saddle Rock in McWay Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0356.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"McWay Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>McWay Falls<\/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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0357.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_170919.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0359.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Rock in McWay Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0356.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Falls\" \/><\/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 McWay Falls and Cove.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0357.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>McWay Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_170919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_170919.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>McWay Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0359.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Rock in McWay Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saddle Rock in McWay Cove<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0356.jpg\" alt=\"McWay Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>McWay Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s already 5pm and on the map, we weren&#8217;t even halfway between Monterey and Cambria. With the best of Big Sur behind us, we hastened our pace with fewer stops along the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\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\/09\/DSC_0366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0366.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline with Erosion<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0368.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0368.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0367.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0367.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Peninsula\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Peninsula<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0372.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\/09\/DSC_0389_RawExp.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0389_RawExp.jpg\" alt=\"Foggy Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foggy Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0373.jpg\" alt=\"Cape San Martin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cape San Martin<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_180353.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_180353.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0366.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline with Erosion\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0368.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0367.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Peninsula\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0372.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Coastline in Fog\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0389_RawExp.jpg\" alt=\"Foggy Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0373.jpg\" alt=\"Cape San Martin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_180353.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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0366.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline with Erosion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline with Erosion<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0368.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0368.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0367.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0367.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Peninsula\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocky Peninsula<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0372.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Coastline in Fog\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Coastline in Fog<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0389_RawExp.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0389_RawExp.jpg\" alt=\"Foggy Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foggy Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0373.jpg\" alt=\"Cape San Martin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cape San Martin<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_180353.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_180353.jpg\" alt=\"Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cove<\/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\/09\/DSC_0390_DSC_0402-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0390_DSC_0402-13.jpg\" alt=\"Glittering Sea from Willow Creek Viewpoint\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Glittering Sea from Willow Creek Viewpoint<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\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\/09\/DSC_0405C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0405C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastal Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0412C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0412C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders and Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders and Cliffs along Coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0419C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0419C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0425C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0425C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders along Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0427C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0427C10.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One of the few stretches of straights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0437C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0437C10.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0473.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0473.jpg\" alt=\"Contour of Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Contour of Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0405C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0412C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders and Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0419C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0425C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0427C10.jpg\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0437C10.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0473.jpg\" alt=\"Contour of Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station\" \/><\/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-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0405C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0405C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastal Road<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0412C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0412C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders and Cliffs along Coast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders and Cliffs along Coast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0419C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0419C10.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0425C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0425C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders along Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0427C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0427C10.jpg\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One of the few stretches of straights.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0437C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0437C10.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0473.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0473.jpg\" alt=\"Contour of Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Contour of Distant Piedras Blancas Light Station<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Between McWay Cove and Cambria, I used a windshield-mounted GoPro to capture the views along the way. Here&#8217;s a timelapse video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MrFXRy9JF8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 The video starts shortly after leaving McWay Cove.<\/li>\n<li>3:37 Big Creek Bridge<\/li>\n<li>7:03 Tunnel before Limekiln State Park<\/li>\n<li>10:05 A roadside turnout between Wild Cattle Creek and Prewitt Creek where we stopped and appreciated the views.<\/li>\n<li>10:55 Plaskett. A small town along CA-1.<\/li>\n<li>12:13 Willow Creek Vista Point. View of Cape San Martin.<\/li>\n<li>20:32 Ragged Point. A small town along CA-1.<\/li>\n<li>24:52 Elephant Seal Vista Point outside San Simeon.<\/li>\n<li>26:14 Moonstone Beach Dr of Cambria. This video ends soon after that as we arrived at our hotel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Elephant_Seal_Vista_Point\">Elephant Seal Vista Point<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before San Simeon, a beach served as a native habitat for a large group of elephant seals. Their numbers were so large that a boardwalk\/vista was constructed so people could view them at relatively close range.<\/p>\n<p>During our visit, I found most of the elephant seals sunbathing on the beach (at least I didn&#8217;t find any in the ocean). It could be that this was their molting season when they shed their fur, which could only happen on land.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\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\/09\/DSC_0451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0451.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seal<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one seemed to notice my presence by staring at me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0455.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seal<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0453C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0453C11.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Elephant Seal Asleep\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seal Asleep<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked this facial expression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0461.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0461.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seal<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0447C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0447C11.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Elephant Seal Digging Sand\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seal Digging Sand<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s the point of doing this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0457.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0451.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0455.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0453C11.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal Asleep\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0461.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0447C11.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal Digging Sand\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0457.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/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-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the elephant seals.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0451.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seal<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one seemed to notice my presence by staring at me.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0455.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seal<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0453C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0453C11.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal Asleep\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seal Asleep<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked this facial expression.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0461.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0461.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seal<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0447C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0447C11.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seal Digging Sand\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seal Digging Sand<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s the point of doing this.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0457.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In particular, I found this pair of elephant seals were rather interested in body contact with each other. I didn&#8217;t know whether they were hugging or fighting each other.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\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\/09\/DSC_0481.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0481.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0482.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0482.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0484.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0484.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0486.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0486.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0487.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0487.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0489.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0489.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0481.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0482.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0484.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0486.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0487.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0489.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/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-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the elephant seals.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0481.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0481.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0482.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0482.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0484.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0484.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0486.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0486.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0487.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0487.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/DSC_0489.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/DSC_0489.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant Seals\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elephant Seals<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two were either hugging or fighting each other.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>We reached our overnight hotel (Sea Otter Inn) just past 7pm. This one was located in Cambria&#8217;s coastal area, along Moonstone Beach Dr. The road had ocean on one side and an array of hotels on the other, where the hotels weren&#8217;t too different from each other, as if created by the &#8220;duplicate&#8221; tool in city building simulation games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\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\/09\/20220609_192630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_192630.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_192703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_192703.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\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\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_192630.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails-s\/20220609_192703.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-15, #splide-thumb-15 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the hotel room.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_192630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_192630.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_192703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_192703.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/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\/09\/20220609_203100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_203100.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinner<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After settling down in the hotel, we headed to downtown Cambria for dinner. It&#8217;s past 8pm so we went for one of the few restaurants that were open, and was one of the last groups of patrons for the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/20220609_211346.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/09\/thumbnails\/20220609_211346.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight over Horizon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twilight over Horizon<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After getting back to the hotel, some of my friends fancy a stroll along the coast, amid the never-ending sound of waves pounding the coastline, and the final glow of light dissolving into the distant horizon. 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