Big Sur, CA - Day 1

For the Thanksgiving weekend, Sarah and I were off to Northern California to visit family and devour mass quantities of food.  On our way back home we decided to spend a night camping in Big Sur.  Coming from Monterey, we drove down highway 1 stopping at look out points all along the way.  The drive is so beautiful that you feel like your in another world.

The campground we ended up choosing was called Fernwood.  Its a privately owned campground off the 1 that also has cabins you can rent.  As you drive down the road to the camp spot your surrounded by huge redwoods and the sound of a gentle creek.  Since there were so many trees, it seem like it stayed a little cooler in the campgrounds.  Sarah and I quickly set up our camp and got ready to get a hike or two in before sunset.

McWay Creek cascading into the ocean

We headed down to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park to do a small hike called the McWay Waterfall Trail.  Its extremely easy hike and you are rewarded with a view of McWay Creek cascading into the ocean.  It's a spectacular site.  Dont forget to check out Big Sur's Coast line on the north side of the viewing area.  It's just as spectacular.

Big Sur's coast line

At the main parking area there are 2 more hiking trails you can explore.  The Ewoldsen Trail is a 4.5 mile loop full of old redwood forests and ocean views.  When we were there this trail was closed, but I have heard you can still hike it.  The other trail is called Canyon trail and is a great short hike with some  creek crossings up to a waterfall.



        

Sunset

After the short hike we headed up north and had coffee at Big Sur Coast Gallery Cafe.  It's located off highway 1 with an amazing view of the ocean.  As it was getting close to sunset we decided to get a better view and headed off to find a place to watch the sunset.

Sarah painting with light

We found a great area to take some photos of the sunset then headed back to camp for some dinner and a camp fire.

Check out more photos of the trip here!!