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This is a Google Map of our Day 1 Route from San Diego to Cambria
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Santa Barbara Marina
 
Date: 12/26/2008
 
Views: 5773
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Santa Barbara Marina: Seafood at Brophy Brothers
 
Date: 12/26/2008
 
Views: 4768
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Movie night.
 
Date: 12/26/2008
 
Views: 3734
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Contrail shadow.
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 4826
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The Whispering Pines B&B in Cambria--a great base camp for our first two nights.
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 4112
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Downtown Cambria.
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 4340
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Hearst Castle: View from top
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 4145
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Hearst Castle: Neptune Pool
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 4099
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Hearst Castle: Neptune Pool
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 4170
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Hearst Castle: Neptune Pool
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 4355
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Hearst Castle
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 4088
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Hearst Castle: Neptune Pool
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 2012
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Hearst Castle: Roof detail on guest house
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 2010
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Hearst Castle:  Gargoyle
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 2099
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Hearst Castle: Egyptian artifacts
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 3008
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Hearst Castle: Randy and Vivian in front of the main house
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 2375
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Hearst Castle: Fireplace
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
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Hearst Castle: Christmas tree
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 2309
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Hearst Castle: Dining Room
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 2354
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Hearst Castle: Indoor Pool
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 2006
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Randy and Vivian and Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas near San Simeon
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1943
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1898
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1935
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1926
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas: 1 day old pup.
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1979
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1958
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas: mom and pup.
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1917
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1917
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas: Pup nursing
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1965
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1907
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas: large male.  Notice scars around neck.
 
Date: 12/27/2008
 
Views: 1972
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Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas: mom and pup face time.
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1993
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This is a Google Map of our route on Day 3, Cambria to Carmel
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View off Highway 1, Big Sur Coast
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2099
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Big Sur Coast: Salmon Creek Trail: We didn't know it yet, but we were covered with Poison Oak by now.
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2887
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Big Sur Coast: Salmon Creek Trail.  Stopping for lunch.
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2200
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View off Highway 1, Big Sur Coast
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1951
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 Big Sur Coast: A Cove
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2013
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Cormorants on rock, Big Sur Coast
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1860
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1827
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2489
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1947
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2094
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2214
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1906
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Kelp pile at Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1987
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sand Dollar Beach
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1820
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Jade rock on Sand Dollar Beach. We were expecting to find sand dollars, but found jade-encrusted rocks
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2928
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Big Creek Bridge
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2211
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Randy and Vivian and Big Creek Bridge
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2742
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Near Sunset
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1954
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sunset
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1961
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sunset
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 2006
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Sunset
 
Date: 12/28/2008
 
Views: 1924
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Point Sur Lighthouse
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1921
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Point Sur Lighthouse
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1931
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Big Sur Coast: McWay Cove, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.  Not the best time of day for this photo, but still cool.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1946
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Big Sur Coast: McWay Cove waterfall, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1960
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Big Sur Coast: McWay Cove, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1900
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Big Sur Coast: Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1896
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: California Condors: We saw about 8 condors milling around on the side of the road.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 6797
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: Car dodging a low-flying condor.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1964
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Highway 1, Big Sur Coast: California Condors
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1894
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail: Randy and VIvian in the Redwoods (aka Sequoia)
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1916
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail:Redwoods
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1923
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail: Look at the little people down there!
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1889
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail: Lookout at top of trail.  No Redwoods here, just chaparral.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 2157
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail:
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 2402
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail:Vivian and Redwoods
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1984
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail:Maybe the biggest tree on the hike.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 2199
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Pfeiffer Big Sur: Buzzard's Roost Trail:Redwood pine cone!
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 3903
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Pfeiffer Beach
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1944
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Pfeiffer Beach
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1915
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Pfeiffer Beach: Lots of interesting windows here.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1942
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Pfeiffer Beach
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1853
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Pfeiffer Beach: Mussels
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1862
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Pfeiffer Beach: Barnacles
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1836
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Pfeiffer Beach:Inside window
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1877
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Pfeiffer Beach: Randy
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 2025
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Pfeiffer Beach: Window
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1949
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Pfeiffer Beach: Window
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1934
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Pfeiffer Beach: Cold draft flowing out of this area.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 2097
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Pfeiffer Beach: Small stream/wash.  We walked up this creek bed away from the beach.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1932
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Near Pfeiffer Beach: Parasite pattern in fallen log.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1974
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Pfeiffer Beach: People milling around before sunset.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1943
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Pfeiffer Beach: Sunset.  Waiting for the show.
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 1996
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Pfeiffer Beach: Sunset
 
Date: 12/29/2008
 
Views: 3893
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This is a Google Map of our route on Day 5, Carmel to San Diego.
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