big sur

On Saturday, we rented a car and decided to drive about an hour and a half south to Big Sur.  The views were absolutely breathtaking (as were the steep and narrow roads, at times).

 

We stopped off at Nepenthe for lunch.  The views cannot be matched!  If you look closely, there's a bird in the tree on the right side of the photo below.  He/she was one of several fowl predators that swooped in periodically to steal food. 

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: Where the Redwoods meet the ocean!

A short hike to Pfeiffer Falls:

Our favorite scenic detour: McWay Falls.  Despite signs warning that death was imminent and that the ecosystem was fragile, two guys managed to make their way to the base of this natural wonder.  I'm so grateful I snapped my pictures before they did their shirtless victory dance on the shore.