Coast road cruising in Northern California. Ideal from mid-October through March. Impressive waves and wild inhabitants are plentiful. Up close and personal with the otters and brown pelicans of Elkhorn Slough, California's second largest tract of salt water marsh, in the center of the Monterey Bay coast. Witness the annual monarch butterfly migration. Thousands of these delicate creatures take to the air, an overload of yellow, orange and black. From the Monterey Peninsula, the Big Sur coast stretches south for 90 miles to just north of San Simeon on Highway 1. At least two days is needed to explore it's natural splendor.
Bun Bo Hue An Nam, 2060 Tully Rd, San Jose
Day 1
Cheesy garlic fries, Gilroy
17-mile drive, Monterey
Monarch Habitat Sanctuary, Pacific Grove
Seafood pasta w/ artichokes and sundried tomatoes
Monterey's Fish House, 2114 Del Monte Ave, Monterey
King-size bed & fireplace, Blue Lagoon Inn
Day 2
Happy Birthday! Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing
Photos taken by Duc Phan
Elkhorn Slough photography workshop
Kayak Connection, 2370 California 1, Moss Landing
Phil's Fish Market & Eatery, 7600 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing
Lobster roll
Salmon burger
Overlook trail from McWay Falls
McWay Falls, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Bixby Creek Bridge, Monterey
Boulder Granite Creek
Day 3
Turtle Rock, Ring Mountain, Tiburon, CA
California Academy of Science
55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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