Ah, Big Sur — the section of Californian coastline that rivals Italy's Cinque Terre, Bali's cliff-ringed Bukit Peninsula, and the historic and beautiful shores of Dorset and Devon in southern ...

If you’ve heard of Monterey and Big Sur, it’s probably from Big ... 17-Mile drive along the coast past Lovers Point Park, Asilomar State Beach and Pebble Beach. There are some lovely scenic ...

Seek the same raw beauty and seclusion of Big Sur ... Point Reyes National Seashore, which boasts over 200 miles of trails.

From the mountaintop, and from just about any vantage point ... Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, which comes up at mile marker 47.2 on Highway 1, has hiking and lodging but no beach access.

Credit: Caltrans District 5 photo Caltrans reopened more of Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast last week. The southern closure moved 21 miles north from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to ...

Afterward, Ann and Nick headed to nearby Pfeiffer Beach ... all the best of Big Sur. The Nelsons embraced it all -- hiking Partington Cove Trail, Garapata State Park and Point Lobos State Natural ...