Day 198: Monterey, CA (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park)

2010.07.17

A clustering of massive redwoods. I had to lean the tripod way back and shoot as wide as I could to get this shot. They're super tall!

While neither Allison or myself are very tall, you can get a scale of how big these redwoods become. And these aren't the really big ones! They're up in NorCal.

Me and Allison at the base of Pfeiffer Falls.

The crazy thing about driving along highway 1 toward Big Sur is that in a 5 mile stretch, you go from towering bluffs over the ocean to redwood forests with plains against the ocean. It's weird!

Allison and I hiked to Pfeiffer Falls at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park off highway 1. The falls are about 70 feet talls, partly cascading down the bluff, party falling. Sadly, the timing of the day didn't allow for a very good waterfall photo, but it was still pretty to see.

The main draw of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is the redwood trees. These aren't the really big ones (those are in northern California). However, these are pretty stinking big! Just to see some scale, I took a picture of Allison and I (kissing!) in front of one of the trees. It was a beautiful, but steep, hike.