I’m going to cheat a bit now and catch up in one post with a nice overview of our camping trip. There’s a photo for each day.
On the way out we stopped in San Luis Obispo for lunch. After trying for about 20 minutes to find some place to eat with the dogs, we stumbled across a little cafe with tables outside.
Here’s Bizarre resting:
And us eating (photo courtesy of Jeff):
We then headed on our way, with the goal of making it to Big Sur before it got too late (particularly before it got dark). We couldn’t help but stop at a few scenic spots on the way. A bit after we headed out of SLO we saw some enourmous waves through the trees. We decided to pull over, but unfortunately by the time we found a good spot to do so we had passed the really big ones. There were some cool rocks, though.
We got to the campsite with plenty of light left to set up:
We then walked down to check out the river, where Bizarre decided that he was both thirsty and hungry for nature.
We pretty much just hung around the campsite for the evening. Had some complimentary coffee from the front, cooked some salmon, drank some beer, etc…
The next day was our day for exploring the area. The first stop, as you’ve seen, was Bixby Bridge. Here’s another view:
From there we headed off to find somewhere to hike. This involved hiking through some cool tunnels and picnicking in alongside streams in the forest:
Before heading back to the campsite for the night we stopped alongside the road and found a good spot to check out the waterfall that falls onto the beach. Here are some shots of the waterfall and of us hiking around the area:
The next day we had breakfast, packed up, and headed home.
That was our trip in a nutshell! Was a pretty quick camping trip, but a lot of fun. Maybe next time we will be able to spend more time up there. I’d like to go back and shoot some of these locations during the morning or evening hours.
