Monterey

I had a few days off to do an overnighter trip to Monterey. I haven't been there in a couple of years and I've always thought that's a nice place to visit. Some friends of mine have never been so off we went!

In the morning, we walked outside to find ash covering the car. Come to find out the whole area further north was on fire. But the wind was carrying the smoke out to sea. We didn't realize there was a fire until we got home and looked it up online.



Sunset at Carmel-by-the Sea.

Couple of sea otters swimming in the Monterey bay.

Pismo Beach

One of the stops on the 17 Mile drive in Pebble Beach.

Another stop along 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach. This one is called the Lone Cypress, since the cypress tree is secluded.

Julia Pheiffer Burns State Park. It was really foggy when we stopped and walked around to see the waterfall. An hour later the foggy was slowly disappearing and the sun was shining through.

Me at the beach near Monterey bay.

This bridge is part of the Pacific Coast Highway. It was built in 1932 and it was the longest bridge in that time.

We saw some elephant seals too. As with pelicans and sea lions.