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# Big Sur
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/big-sur/
- Published: 2014-06-03T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-05T17:59:07.000Z
- Description: The Pacific Coast highway in California makes for a wonderful road trip.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Photography

For a long time I've dreamed of driving Highway 1 along the Pacific coastline of California. Now that I've done so I'd love to do it again (**update 2025**: some sections are closed for construction. Check road conditions before you plan a vacation!). I've only driven the section between Morro Bay and Santa Cruz. I had a delicious dinner at Dametra Cafe in Carmel-By-The-Sea, a lovely little town near Monterrey.

![Big Sur](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/big-sur-1.jpg)

Somewhere around Big Sur. Unfortunately my schedule didn't allow me to just sit down for a few hours and enjoy the scenery.

![Big Sur](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/big-sur-2.jpg)

Scrambling down the rocks to sea level was great fun

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/big-sur-3.jpg)

Somewhere along Highway 1

![Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/julia-pfeiffer-burns-state-park-1.jpg)

The iconic photo of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. It is indeed a wonderful place.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/julia-pfeiffer-burns-state-park-2.jpg)

The woods that are also part of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and that only few people visit

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