Travel: Four must-see spots in epic Big Sur

Street trip on epic Significant Sur with PhotowalksTV
As these of us who reside in our little South Bay bubble know, when we search to make the great generate concerning right here and San Francisco, it commonly starts with a standard dilemma: “5 or the Coast?”
The interstate is considered to be a faster route, by at least 1 hour, but it’s not quite: you are driving on a large interstate freeway favored by truckers, with very little fantastic to glance at in the course of the 6 hour push. (Except if you’re a fan of Buttonwillow and way also lots of cows stacked atop just about every other in Coalinga.)
The coastline has so substantially extra to present visually, but there is a further selection that has to be manufactured: 101 or 1?
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When we pass San Luis Obispo from the south, we can both remain on 101 towards San Jose, which will get instead bland after the wonderful Santa Barbara, Los Alamos, Pismo Beach front and attractive golden hills of 101, or switch about to 1 and go via all all those fantastic little towns like Morro Bay and Cambria.
It is a massive choice, for the reason that if you’re limited on time, being on 1 will send you by means of the extensive, 90 mile, 3-hour plus stretch in between Cambria and Carmel by way of quite windy Huge Sur.
But what a drive it is, with the best of California rocky coastline and scenic sights mile soon after mile, good hikes and much more.
Whilst all of it is very amazing, from Ragged Place in the south to Bixby Bridge in the north, I have identified 4 important places for images in the newest episode of #PhotowalksTV, which I’d like to share with you currently.
As you know, #PhotowalksTV has been checking out Freeway 1 for period IV of the travel images collection. We started off a number of weeks in the past in Pismo, then continued to San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Cayucos and Cambria. Subsequent week we’ll be in Carmel-by-the-sea.
Let’s dive in and appear at these four leading Massive Sur picture spots:
About 20 miles north of Hearst Castle, just exterior Cambria, is the to start with Major Sur city you will occur to, and you can’t overlook it. The “Welcome to Major Sur” indication type of offers it away.
Ragged Issue has a motel, cafe, fuel station and advantage keep. There’s a great hike on the grounds of the motel that is enjoyable to choose, bringing you to an astounding coastal check out and a 400 foot fall down to the drinking water, if you truly feel like climbing down and coming back up.
If not, just take pleasure in the view.

Pfeiffer Seashore, household to purple sand and Keyhole Rock
The most coveted parking place in Major Sur is arguably ideal listed here, as you will hear in this interview with a Pfeiffer Seaside parking attendant in the episode. Pfeiffer is house to the Keyhole Rock and purple sand, but you will need to have to get there early, just before the spots are taken.
Google Maps describes Nepenthe as “Classic California delicacies with a view.” And what a look at it is! I always make it a position to request locals for the best nearby photograph places. David Seefeldt, who sells attractive jade from the facet of the street, despatched me to Nepenthe and the iconic view.
Check out the Significant Sur posters remaining sold in present outlets along the way, and you’ll commonly be wanting at the watch from Nepenthe and Bixby Bridge (below.)
The meals at Nepenthe is good far too, and the see is so outstanding, it is challenging to depart and get back in the car or truck. Greatest time to stop by: for lunch.

The iconic Bixby Creek Bridge in Massive Sur by Jefferson Graham for the PhotowalksTV collection
The image of Massive Sur is this historic bridge, built in 1932, soaring some 260 feet higher than the water. It is so popular Pay a visit to California calls it Major Sur’s Golden Gate Bridge, just one seen often in Tv displays and movies, most notably HBO’s “Little Large Lies,” and the 1970s Clint Eastwood film “Play Misty for Me.”
There are numerous distinctive areas to position oneself for the very best photo views, explored in the episode. But here’s a hint: the road demonstrated underneath is unquestionably awesome for shots!
Following week, we continue the Freeway 1 collection, just about 30 minutes up the street, to the fairytale, European coastal town of Carmel-by-the-sea, wherever I fulfill up with my newfound good friend, the photographer Manny Espinoza and Lynne Allenspach of the community tourism office. So remember to occur again and look at it out.