Big Sur

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Hearst Castle

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A family of elephant seals including a nursing pup. ...
Rachel in Big Sur.
Rachel and John self-portrait on a hike to the coast in Big Sur.
Rachel and John self-portrait on a hike to the coast in Big Sur.
Rachel and John self-portrait in a driftwood lean-to on...
Rachel and John artistic style, courtesy of Rachel.
John is a little cold.
Julia Pfeiffer cove in Big Sur.
Mom, overlooking the Pacific near Julia Pfeiffer cove.
A carved goose or crane on a post at Hearst Castle.
Mom relaxing at Hearst Castle.
Mom at Hearst Castle. Note the endless fod and clouds...
Hearst Castle!
Hearst Castle indoor swimming pool with mosaic floor,...
Catherine + Lotus, just south of Carmel.
John at a tidepool south of Carmel. Catherine can't...
Tidal pool with the Pacific in the background; I liked...
Mr. Crab says hello. So do his 10 friends in under those rocks.
Waves breaking on the rocks at a tidepool south of Carmel.
Catherine, offering herself as a human sacrifice to the...
Huge sea anemone!
Starfish and sea anemones in a tidepool south of Carmel.
Catherine's reflection above a dozen or so vibrant...
Catherine, looking very preppy. Collars up, baby. Next...
Looking down into the tide pool at a starfish, sea...
Miniature waterfall on the edge of the tide pool.
If only all this energy could be harvested somehow...
Moutains + ocean. Gotta love earthquake-produced coastlines.
The Rocky Creek Bridge. Would have been much more...
Beautiful undisturbed beach. Or, a great desktop background.
John looking down on Catherine climbing down the path to...
Oh, water, how I love thee.
Catherine and the Rocky Creek Bridge.
The Bixby Bridge! AKA, "one of the most photographed...
Catherine + bridge = happy.
It might have taken a bit of dynamite to get that pier...
Catherine at the beginning of her walk across the Bixby Bridge.
Looking down into the arch.
The Bixby Bridge, shadowed onto the valley below.
John driving le Lotus across the Bixby Bridge.
Catherine with the famous waterfall in Julia Pfieffer...
This coastline is nothing if not rugged.
The Big Creek Bridge. Somewhat of a disappointment...
Oddly, the bridge had two full arches, and two half...
Looking down the inside of the arches of the Big Creek Bridge.
The little birdie who had no fear.
The Lotus at the Big Creek Bridge overlook.
John at the Big Creek Bridge overlook.
The other half-arch (on the north end) of the Big Creek Bridge.
I could figure out what these cables were for, either.
A shot from Catherine's Lotus commercial.
I call this one "Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They...
Once again, self photography at its best.
Sunset over the Pacific.
Catherine takes safe driving to a new level of awesomeness.
Hearst Castle logo outside the Visitor Center.
I like this icon.
Pomegranate trees outside Heart Castle.
Palm tree on the balcony of Hearst Castle.
I would like this photo so much more without that stupid...
The swimming pool at Hearst Castle. Insane.
I really like (good) tiling. I think this qualifies. I...
The famous short, or something, but I don't think I did...
Personally, I like this one better.
Bougainvillea are such pretty flowers. Do they grow at...
Looking out at the Pacific from the castle terrace. I...
The indoor pool at Hearst Castle.
More neat tiling.h
I think, if I lived in this house, I would spend 90% of...
This rascally bird tried to steal the snack we were...
Rawr.
I like elephant seals. They're cute and look friendly.
This guy kept making noise.
That is, when he wasn't just laying there.
The lodge we stayed at in Big Sur had this helpful...
I of course have difficulty passing by the most...
Bridges are awesome.
Looking off the coast near the Bixby Bridge.
Somehow all the sunshine makes me think it was...