Big Sur, 11/24-11/25

Spent Thanksgiving in Big Sur and Monterey.
Spotted lots of mushrooms this trip.

McWay Falls on a cloudy and rainy day.


Limekiln State Park




Limekiln Falls








Sand Dollar Beach




The next day the weather improved for our visit to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.






Pfeiffer Falls

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Palomarin, Alamere Falls, 11/12/11

9:30am - 5:00pm. 11 mile out-and-back/loop: Palomarin Parking Lot, Coast Trail, unmaintained trail to Alamere Falls, scramble down to beach, beach walk toward Wildcat Camp, Ocean Lake Loop, Coast Trail.

The upper falls


Getting down was a challenge. Sharp pieces of loose rock chunks down a steep grade, with the occasional rock breaking off from the cliff. Those two birds were up to no-good!


The lower falls




Mushrooms along Ocean Lake Loop


Baby mushrooms!

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