The Little Sur River is located within the Big Sur rugged coast on the Central California Coast. Approximately 25 miles in length, the river originates at Ventura Double Cone, the highest peak in the Ventura Wilderness at 4856 ft, and flows westerly to the Pacific Ocean. Most of the river’s watershed is in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los…
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Seal Rock, Pebble Beach, California
Located along 17-Mile Drive… Located on 17-mile scenic coastal drive north of Cypress Golf Course and Crocker Grove and south of Point Joe and Asilomar Beach, is Seal Rock Beach. Owned and operated by Pebble Beach Corporation, the 17-Mile Drive is a 17-mile scenic loop hugging the coastline and accessible through four entrances: main entrance…
Big Sur Bixby Bridge
Recently, we drove south of Carmel 18 miles to Big Sur in search of adventure and four-wheel drive dirt roads. Our adventure took us to Coast Road and Bixby Creek Road, which forks off from Highway 1. Bixby Creek Bridge, also known as Bixby Bridge or in earlier years, is known as Mill Creek Bridge or…
Cambria, California
Cambria remains very dear to our hearts as we owned vacation rentals in this part of California for many years. It is located in halfway on Pacific Coast CA Highway 101 between San Francisco and Los Angeles, 10 miles south of Hearst Castle, 2.5 hours south of Carmel and a fantastic drive down Big Sur….
Hearst Castle, California
The Enchanted Hill Cambria remains very dear to our hearts as we owned vacation rentals in this part of California for many years. We became members of the Friends of the Hearst Castle and our homes were on their site as recommended places to stay. Cambria has benefited greatly from the building of the Hearst Castle, “La Cuesta…
Santa Barbara, California
Ahhh……Santa Barbara…this popular tourist destination has been one of our favorites for many years located on the Pacific Ocean with the Santa Ynez Mountains as a backdrop. Beyond the Santa Ynez Mountains is the Los Padres National Forest and Channel Islands National Park is located 20 miles offshore. “Santa Barbara” was named by Sebastian Vizcaino…
Coronado, California
Who doesn’t love Coronado? The Coronado beach is hands-down my favorite of all the beaches in San Diego county, not to mention they have a section of the beach dedicated to dogs year-round. The small island village is so relaxing and takes you back in time. During the tourist season the population doubles, but on…
Yosemite National Park, California
Yosemite National Park is located on the western side of the California Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and boasts a size of approximately 1,200 square miles. This video below by Expedia is very informative if you are planning to visit. We utilized our fabulous Roadtrippers app cross country from the Monterey Coast trying to stay off the major freeways,…