Saturday, May 16, 2015

May 6, 2015, Part 4, Coastal highway, San Simeon to Monterrey

These pictures are from Highway 1, the coastal highway, between San Simeon and
Monterrey.  That long stretch of highway is beautiful, narrow, and winding as it follows along the top of the cliffs, with mountains going up right alongside.
It's one of the most beautiful drives I ever took.
 






 



 





Thursday, May 14, 2015

May 6, 2015, Wednesday, Part 3, Cambria and San Simeon, CA

Self-explanatory!
 
Some sort of ground squirrel on the board walk.

Looking at the ocean over the boardwalk.
 
This is near Moonstone Beach

Moonstone beach.

Looking north at Moonstone beach.

Moonstone beach

Nitt Witt Ridge.  There were taken on a different camera from the
post below this one with pictures from the tour.

Another view of Nitt Witt Ridge

Nitt Witt Ridge from off to the left side.

Me on the phone with Rusty in front of Nitt Witt Ridge.
Scott standing by me.

The Silver Surf Motel in San Simeon.
I spent the summer near here in 1977 and worked here.

They've built on to it now, with another wing and a swimming pool.

The steps down to the beach at San Simeon.

Lovely rock-hounding potential here.

Beautiful!

My feet.  Dunno why.  Just because?

Stones on the beach.

See anything good?

Jade?  Moonstones?  Other?

I ended up with pockets so full of stones that it was hard to keep my pants up!
 
Me sorting through stones.
 
Scott in his new hat.

Me again.

Scott:  "I hereby claim this land in the name of the Scottster!"

Me!  Woo-hoo!  I love it here on the beaches!  :)

Scott had his own "wooo-hooo" moment.
 
A bird that flew over where San Simeon creek runs into the ocean.

There were a few of them making laps.

Scott checking out something interesting.

Rocks at the north end of San Simeon beach

In the old days we would find starfish clinging to the other side of the rocks
when the tide went out.  The tide was coming in while we were here today.

North end of San Simeon beach.

San Simeon Beach

San Simeon Beach

San Simeon Beach

San Simeon Beach

San Simeon Beach

San Simeon Beach

San Simeon Beach
Yes, that was a lot of pictures almost alike, but the waves were different in each.
I love to scroll through and look at all of these pictures.
If you don't, then scroll faster next time so you don't have to!  Ha ha!

The Hearst castle from the highway.

The Hearst Castle, from the highway.

The Hearst Castle, from the highway.

Elephant seals on the beach north of San Simeon.

Elephant Seals on the beach north of San Simeon.

A seagull on a post, north of San Simeon.
 
....and a minute later a crow took it's place!
 
Elephant Seals on the beach

A couple of seals in the water

Same thing, a minute later.