An outlook post on our way into California.


        

Wednesday morning we left the luxury of a full service RV park right on Pismo Beach and headed north along Highway 1 towards the scenic Big Sur area.

                                                                Drive to Big Sur
We were fortunate to arrive early in the day and claim a coveted beachside camping spot at the Kirk Creek campground just into the Ventana National Forest at the southern edge of the Big Sur area.

                                                                        Kirk Creek Campsite

 Since we arrived early, we decided to take a hike into the mountains, a very ambitious endeavour. Two and half mile , mostly, what felt like straight up as we went to near sea level to 1800 feet above sea level. The good news is it took less than half the time to return to camp.

We were there

View from the hike

Mason "in" a tree

Mason

Having a little fun from the top

View from the hike

Wildflower - Does anyone know what type it is?

After a short trip to the ocean to checkout the beach, we had a large dinner over the grill, played a game of Catan ( Mark won) and slept like the dead.

Mike and Mason on beach

Mason on beach

Mark wins Catan game

Thursday to come. The police just stopped by to tell us that the parking spot Mason's high school teacher told us would be Ok - isn't. Explain in next blog, but have to sign off now. We'll get to Thursday's activities ASAP.