At the end of last month, I drove down to Big Sur for a few days close to nature, and far from technology. (Need to be unreachable? A 150km long cellphone dead-zone starts just south of Monterey.) As anyone who’s been here will tell you, the area is simply stunning. Mountains, water, plants, wildlife, a fun stretch of Highway 1 and little else.
I stayed at an excellent family-run resort called Treebones, a collection of campsites and yurts nestled in the hills above the ocean. Highly recommended. The atmosphere was relaxed, the yurts were a nice compromise between camping and…well…not camping, and I met some interesting people* over breakfasts and dinners on the communal deck. The only downside was that coziness and amazing views made it hard to venture further afield. I did a bit of hiking around the south end of Big Sur, but left with a list of places left to visit on a return trip.
Slide show below (and on Flickr):
