Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur, California

Another beautiful scenic shot from my weekend trip down coastal Highway 1 in Northern California. This photo was taken of the coastline at Bixby Creek Bridge, near Big Sur 120 miles south of San Francisco. According to Wikipedia, the bridge is 714 feet long, 280 feet high and was built in 1932. It is supposed to be “one of the most photographed features on the West Coast” due to the beautiful coastal scenery shown here and its central location on the California coastal highway.

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Big Sur Coastline, California Highway 1

For the Labour Day weekend, I drove down California Highway 1 from Monterey to Pismo Beach. The above photo was taken along the Big Sur coast, just south of Carmel-By-The-Sea, California. I’m still out (writing this from a hotel) so I’ll have more photos to post this coming week once I get home and have more time to sort through my photos.

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Yesterday I drove the scenic route from Santa Cruz, California up to San Francisco via Highway 1. This coastline is full of beautiful sandy beaches, most of which are California state parks. I captured this photo at one of the few accessible beaches which isn’t a park (and thus doesn’t have an official name, or at least a sign with the name). The surf was quite high here which made wading difficult but made for beautiful scenic effect.

I especially liked the flock of seagulls that flew in as I was taking this picture and the mist hanging along the coast in the distance. It’s easier to see in a larger version of the photo, view it here.